"Common love for a big rocket": North Korean missile tests in film and TV



Evergreen “Common love for a big rocket”: North Korean missile tests in film and TV From an Olympic athlete to a bickering family, rocket launches are portrayed as a unifying good Tatiana Gabroussenko May 26, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Our Neighbors Among the many mistakes which South Korean propaganda aimed at North Korean audiences tends to make is its standard anti-missile message. The logic of this message is well known: launching missiles, South Korea claims, places an unreasonably large burden on the DPRK’s national budget, and in a needy country, this sum could be spent in a far more rational way. Among the many mistakes which South Korean propaganda aimed at North Korean audiences tends to make is its standard anti-missile message. The logic of this message is well known: launching missiles, South Korea claims, places an unreasonably large burden on the DPRK’s national budget, and in a needy country, this sum could be spent in a far more rational way. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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“Common love for a big rocket”: North Korean missile tests in film and TV

From an Olympic athlete to a bickering family, rocket launches are portrayed as a unifying good

Tatiana Gabroussenko May 26, 2017

“Common love for a big rocket”: North Korean missile tests in film and TV

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Among the many mistakes which South Korean propaganda aimed at North Korean audiences tends to make is its standard anti-missile message.

The logic of this message is well known: launching missiles, South Korea claims, places an unreasonably large burden on the DPRK’s national budget, and in a needy country, this sum could be spent in a far more rational way.

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