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North Korea resumes Cold War-style coded broadcasts

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Officials in Seoul described the resumption of the transmissions, disguised as mathematics lessons for long distance students, as “regrettable.”

“We urge North Korea [to] desist from such outdated practices,” ministry spokesman Jeon Joon Hee told reporters, calling on the North to instead “seek ways to promote inter-Korean ties.”

According to the Yonhap news agency, the broadcast lasted 12 minutes from 00.45 a.m. local time on Friday, and was in a form known as a “book cipher.”

“Starting now, I will give an assignment to exploration agent No. 27,” said a female voice in a section of the transmission, according to Yonhap. “On page 459, number 35, on page 913, number 55…
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