North Korea has flown hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South Korea. The strange action led the South’s military to organize chemical and explosive response teams to recover objects in different parts of the country. The balloons came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military scientists Monday to overcome a failed spy satellite launch. He said space-spying technology is important to counter U.S. and South Korean military activities, state media said Wednesday. Kim also warned of “overwhelming actions” against South Korea over a recent military exercise near the Korean border. The military exercise took place hours before North Korea’s failed launch on Monday. In a speech Tuesday, Kim called the South Korean exercise a “direct military challenge” toward North Korea, North Korean state media said Wednesday. South Korea’s top military leaders said North Korea has been flying large numbers of trash-carrying balloons toward the South since Tuesday night.
