article_snippet.sent: At 1 a.m., Lee makes a final check of the wind speed and direction, then heads towards the border with North Korea.
article_snippet.sent: The South Korean police and military drive closely behind.
article_snippet.sent: After Pyongyang fired on similar propaganda balloons recently, The South Korean police and military are monitoring launches very closely.
article_snippet.sent: It costs millions of dollars to buy a F-22 fighter jet which the South Korean government insist the South Korean government need
article_snippet.sent: and that's not for peaceful purposes.
article_snippet.sent: A timer is attached which will release the bundle once safely in North Korean territory.
article_snippet.sent: The fact that Pyongyang acts with fury against these so-called propaganda balloons suggests some information is seeping through to the hermit kingdom.
article_snippet.sent: If you tell the truth in North Korea, you die.  
article_snippet.sent: The decision to launch the balloons in the dead of night is not just to avoid confrontation with North Korea, but also with North Korea local residents.
article_snippet.sent: After Pyongyang fired on balloons last October and South Korea returned fire, those living close to the border have been trying to physically stop the launches, arguing those living close to the border are being put in the line of fire.
highlights_snippet.sent: Defector deploys balloons with "The Interview" to North Korea .
  