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The Korean People's Army (KPA; Korean: 조선인민군; MR: Chosŏn inmin'gun) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Ground Force , the Naval Force , the Air Force , the Strategic Force , and the Special Operations Forces .
Estimating gross national product in North Korea is a difficult task because of a lack of economic data [41] and the problem of choosing an appropriate rate of exchange for the North Korean won, the nonconvertible North Korean currency. The South Korean government's estimate placed North Korea's GNP in 1991 at US$22.9 billion, or US$1,038 per ...
North Korea's defence industry predates the Korean War, but has emerged as a major supplier to the North Korean armed forces beginning in the 1970s, [1] but increasingly so after the fall of the Soviet Union and to supplement those purchased from China. [1] Most equipment produced are copies of Soviet and Chinese built military hardware.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Friday that military search crews have salvaged what it believes is part of the crashed North Korean rocket. The debris was to be analyzed by the U.S. and ...
Reports that North Korea is deploying troops to support Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine highlight the severe manpower limits weighing on the Russian economy and military. On Friday, South Korea’s ...
North Korea's economy grew sharply in 2023 after shrinking for three straight years as trade with China increased after COVID-19 pandemic border controls were eased, according to estimates by ...
Songun (Korean: 선군) is the "military-first" policy of North Korea, prioritizing the Korean People's Army in the affairs of state and allocation of resources. "Military-first" as a principle guides political and economic life in North Korea, with "military-first politics" dominating the political system; "a line of military-first economic construction" acting as an economic system; and ...
The reports have been backed by South Korea’s spy agency, who said that the North Korean troops had been withdrawn from the war frontline around the middle of January, the National Intelligence ...