ABC News Online: Activists smuggling films and music on USB sticks in the secret information war for the minds of North Koreans
On a dirt path along the Chinese border, a man slips under a barbed wire fence with a package he hopes can bring down the North Korean regime from within.
He scrambles down to the rocky shoreline before casting it into the waters, bound for the North Korean soldiers on the other bank.
His weapon is not a bomb or a covert spying device, but a bundle of USB sticks strapped to a tyre tube and loaded with South Korean pop music and films.
This is the frontline in a secret information war for the minds of North Koreans. Those waging it believe it will be more effective than economic sanctions or military action.
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WNU Editor: If done properly, this type of information warfare will be far more effective than economic sanctions or military action. The only problem with this approach .... which should have been pushed hard years ago .... is that it takes time. Unfortunately, I fear that in today's environment, time is running out.
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