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North Korea's army: 1.2M men, obsolete equipment and nukes
FoxNews.com ^ | 28-April-2017 | Christopher Wallace

Posted on 04/29/2017 1:49:30 AM PDT by topher

North Korea’s military may be armed with obsolete conventional weapons, but at 1.2 million men, it poses a very real threat to its neighbor and nemisis to the south.

Equipped with 20,000 artillery pieces, 1,000 short- and medium-range missiles, 70 submarines, more than 400 patrol/missile boats and 563 combat aircraft, the Hermit Kingdom's forces are poised to do maximum damage in a sneak attack against South Korea.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: nknukes
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To: topher

With today’s technology how does a nation state mobilize a 1 million man army to conduct a “sneak attack?”


41 posted on 04/29/2017 6:45:05 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Nuke Bilderberg from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Remember the million man army that Hussein had and how well they did. Dictators like fat boy do not allow their field commanders to make the decision they have to be in control and make all decisions. Their army cannot act unless fat boy tells them it is OK. China should go and take fat boy out and claim it was someone in the military which they would be pre approved of to take over.


42 posted on 04/29/2017 7:00:51 AM PDT by klsparrow
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To: topher

All of that can do a sneak attack? lol

With some firearms training I could probably be more effective than their emaciated troops.


43 posted on 04/29/2017 7:24:03 AM PDT by wastedyears (Prophecy of sky Gods, the sun and moon)
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To: topher

Actually, it worsens the chances the little idiot goes nuclear. His manpower is no match for U.S.-South Korean firepower, and even his troops cannot match the firepower of the troops they will face. That means, conventionally his military cannot prevail and will start to lose quickly. Desperate idiots can do desperate things.

If only our intelligence can locate his nukes and take ‘em out. Some are on mobile launchers.


44 posted on 04/29/2017 7:51:59 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: pepsionice

I’m sure, b/c of the proximity to Seoul, that they could inflict a lot of damage on civilians with their conventional weapons.


45 posted on 04/29/2017 7:57:02 AM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Why work for a living when you can vote for a living?)
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To: topher

Just shoot fast food at the NORKS. They will lay down to chow down.


46 posted on 04/29/2017 8:03:48 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: topher

If Kim were defeated, you now have 9 million hungry and crazy people to re-indoctrinate and feed. I don’t think there’s quite that much kimchi to go around.


47 posted on 04/29/2017 8:15:18 AM PDT by lurk (TEat)
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To: topher

Those 1.2 million men have never seen combat and likely exist on two bowls of kimchi per day. Confronted with the dogs of war they will probably lay down and surrender or run off. Or once they cross into SK defect en mass.

Half the planes probably don’t fly and the sub’s are diesel. Easy to track and kill.

The artillery and the chemical weapons will likely present the major obstacles. Its going to be impossible to stop a lot of it from hitting SK.

The best bet is to bet somebody to take Kimmie out.


48 posted on 04/29/2017 8:15:57 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Wuli
Launched?

I believe his technology is such they would have to be shipped, not launched. Am I wrong?

49 posted on 04/29/2017 8:31:55 AM PDT by gogeo (When your life is based on a false premise...you are indeed insane.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
one nuke hitting Seoul or Tokyo would send shock waves through the world economy that would make the Great Depression look like a stroll in the park by comparison.

Strangely enough when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor it ended the worst depression in our history.

50 posted on 04/29/2017 11:19:25 AM PDT by itsahoot (As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)
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51 posted on 04/29/2017 11:23:04 AM PDT by itsahoot (As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)
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To: wastedyears
I could probably be more effective than their emaciated troops.

The ones in those parades seem to be healthy. Try doing that goose step with vigor for a couple hundred feet.

52 posted on 04/29/2017 11:27:52 AM PDT by itsahoot (As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)
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To: aumrl
A threat to NORTH Korea ...
53 posted on 04/29/2017 1:41:41 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Nextrush
Don't you mean MOPs ?
54 posted on 04/29/2017 1:45:46 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Vinnie
You think we can't ?

What about our ASM-135 ASAT missile or other weapon systems we have ?
What about our X-37B ? Don't fool yourself !
We HAVE the capability.
What we've lacked ... is the "WILL" to USE it !
55 posted on 04/29/2017 2:14:40 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: central_va
Not a problem:
56 posted on 04/29/2017 2:31:41 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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