Musk Shares Satellite Image of Korean Peninsula on X... 'Crazy Idea'

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, posted satellite images of South Korea and North Korea on X (formerly Twitter) on the 31st.

On the same day, Musk shared a nighttime satellite image of the Korean Peninsula with the caption "Difference between day and night." The southern part is bright with lights, while the northern part appears dark.

The photo included the phrase "Crazy idea: Split one country into capitalist and communist systems and check the appearance after 70 years." The war broke out on June 25, 1950, and an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953. It has been over 70 years since the armistice, and the phrase seems to reflect on how South Korea and North Korea have changed.

Earlier this month, Musk also shared on X a past interview of Javier Milei (53), the president-elect of Argentina, who said, "If you prioritize equality over freedom, you will fail."

The attention is drawn as North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un's statement that "unification between the Republic of Korea and North Korea is difficult to achieve" coincides with Musk's post on X. At the 5th day meeting of the Workers' Party plenary session held the day before, Chairman Kim Jong-un said, "It is a mistake we must no longer make to regard those who declare us as 'main enemies,' collude with foreign forces, and only seek opportunities for 'regime collapse' and 'absorption unification' as partners for reconciliation and unification."

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