South Korea said Sunday it was bolstering its anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with rival North Korea, after the North launched more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea.

The Cold War-style psychological battle between the two Koreas is adding to already-high tensions on the Korean Peninsula, with the rivals threatening stronger steps against each other and warning of devastating consequences.

North Korea has floated more than 2,000 balloons to drop waste paper, scraps of cloth, cigarette butts, waste batteries and even manure on South Korea.{ai:summary}<p>South Korea cranks up its propaganda broadcasts as North Korea tosses more trash-filled balloons across the border. The viral tension in this Cold War-style face-off breathes life into the war drums being banged on both sides, shadows lurking with dire threats.</p><p>The stakes keep rising in this psychological chess game, each move heavy with the weight of potential catastrophe. #society</p>

South Korea blasts K-pop songs, propaganda news after North Korea flies more trash balloons

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