[merak]

Something like 70% of the people in N. Korea appear to be on the outs with the party generally. Any chance of arming that 70%?

Basically, instead of dropping leaflets and beaming propaganda at the place, is there any reason we couldn't be dropping cheap rifles and ammo, possibly some of the old Mosins which the Russians have stored in depots along with 7.62x54 ammo? I should think that a couple of hundred thousand of those in the hands of that 70% might cause the beloved leader and his A$$#ole crew a bit of consternation there...

[Steel Wolf]

The North Koreans are a very heavily armed group, overall. Aside from the military, there are several 'reserve' and 'militia' organizations, numbering in the millions.

(The Red Guards Militia, the Worker-Peasant Red Guards, and the Red Youth Guards, etc.)

Most of the militia units are local, and have light machine guns, grenades, anti-aircraft guns, etc. Military training is extremely common, usually on Sundays. A town will hold their own local training, starting at adolescence with the Red Youth Guards)