South Korea has accused North Korea of jamming GPS signals along their border.

According to South Korean military officials, North Korea's operations to manipulate GPS signals were recorded in the western border city of Kaesong and the city of Haeju on November 8-9. These actions affected the movement of dozens of civilian aircraft and several maritime vessels. No further details have been provided. Seoul has placed the blame for the consequences on Pyongyang.

Analysts believe that the GPS disruptions along the border between the two countries highlight the vulnerability of Incheon International Airport in South Korea. Located approximately 100 kilometers from North Korea, Incheon processes 56 million passengers and over three and a half million tons of cargo annually.

South Korea claims that North Korea's actions to suppress GPS signals from the western border regions intensified in late May. At that time, North Korea began launching bags of trash towards the South. Pyongyang labeled this as a response to the actions of South Korean activists, who send leaflets across the border calling for resistance against Kim Jong-un's regime, as well as dollar bills and flash drives containing South Korean films and pop music, which are banned in North Korea.

In mid-October, North Korea blew up sections of the roads and railways connecting it to South Korea. These roads had recently been reconstructed, funded in part by Seoul’s budget. They were seen as a symbol of potential cooperation and peaceful coexistence between the two countries, but relations have recently soured once again between the two nations, which are officially still at war. North Korea has resumed reinforcing its border.

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