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Task & Purpose: North Korea’s Military Is Getting Millions Of New Volunteers, According To North Korean Propaganda
As talks of an all-out war with the United States rage on, 4.7 million patriotic “students and workers,” including more than a million women, have volunteered to join the North Korean military. At least, that’s what the North Korean state-controlled media said Sept. 28.
The country, which only boasts a population of around 25 million, does have one of the largest ground armies, according to a June report from Newsweek. It is also one of a handful of countries with compulsory military service, even for female citizens. Which sort of leads one to wonder how the Hermit Nation would have one-fifth of its undernourished populace suddenly, uh, volunteer for service.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 29, 2017
North Korea claims almost 5 million have signed up to join its already enormous army -- The Independent
S. Korea Seeks to Take Over Wartime Control of Military From US -- VOA
North Korea war a real possibility, says RUSI -- The Australian
North Korea-US war now 'a real possibility', warns influential Rusi think tank -- The Independent
NORTHCOM General ‘Amazed’ at North Korea’s Rapid Missile Advances -- DoD Buzz
Seoul's VERY special forces: South Korea invests £18million and creates a crack weapons team to protect Winter Olympics to be staged just 50 miles from Kim Jong-un's border -- Daily Mail
Alarming graphic predicts radioactive aftermath of N. Korean nuclear launch -- RT
Australia should prepare for North Korean attack, former Pentagon missile boss warns -- ABC News Online
Kalashnikov's next military gear might be hoverbikes -- Endgadget
Russia receives down payment from Turkey on S-400 air defense systems – Moscow -- RT
Beijing Wants You! to Join the People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong -- Sputnik
China and Pakistan Demonstrate Alliance, Flex Muscles During Joint Exercise -- Sputnik
China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet is in service -- Defense News
US urges suspension of weapons supplies to Myanmar -- DW
Australia to continue military training in Myanmar despite ethnic cleansing allegations -- ABC News Online
German military investigating right-wing extremism within its ranks -- DW
Germany extends military missions, expecting long coalition talks -- DW
Emmanuel Macron calls for shared European military force -- CBC/AP
Lithuania has a volunteer army fighting a war on the internet -- Euronews
Mattis makes unannounced visit to Qatar -- CNN
The Army’s Lethal New Sniper Rifle Is Still In The Works Despite Cancellation Fears -- Task & Purpose
Navy Awards Money for 2 More Arleigh Burke Destroyers -- US News and World Report/AP
US Army awards billion-dollar contract for 100-foot landing ships -- Defense News
US Army to Stop Buying Tactical Network Systems, General Says -- DoD Buzz
The US Navy Has Created Its First Ever Underwater Drone Squadron -- The Warzone/The Drive
Navy Using ‘Legally Creative’ Contract Structure to Keep Ship Availabilities On Track Despite Continuing Resolutions -- USNI News
'You have to be a computer genius': Trump likened the Navy's new catapult technology to learning the seat controls in a new car -- Business Insider
Industrial base war-gaming: Pentagon wants companies to find supply-chain weaknesses -- Defense News
Inside ‘Ripper Lab,’ Marines 3D-Print Drones That Can Support Combat -- Defense Tech
U.S. appoints general to oversee military response to Puerto Rico disaster -- Reuters
Low-Tech Logjam at San Juan Port Stymies Puerto Rico Relief Effort -- Defense Tech
