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	North Korea and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and is widely believed to have a substantial arsenal of chemical weapons, deliverable by artillery against South Korea.
		In October 2002 the United States confronted North Korea with the claim that it knew the North was developing gas centrifuge technology to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, and threatened to terminate the Agreed Framework.
		North Korea announced on February 10, 2005 that it had developed nuclear weapons for its self-defense, and suspended participation in the Six-party talks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction (2034 words)

	N Korea Military Tactics In A War With US
		North Korea's war plan in case of an US attack is total war, not the 'low-intensity limited warfare' or 'regional conflict' talked about among the Western analysts.
		North Korea's regular army consists of 4 corps in the front area, 8 corps in the rear area, one tank corps, 5 armored corps, 2 artillery corps, and 1 corps for the defense of Pyongyang, South Korea has 19 infantry divisions whereas North Korea has 80 divisions and brigades.
		North Korea's expertise in digging tunnels for warfare was demonstrated during the Vietnam War.
	www.rense.com /general37/nkorr.htm (5231 words)

	FRONTLINE/WORLD . North Korea - Suspicious Minds . Facts & Stats \| PBS
		North Korea has a population of roughly 22 million and an average life expectancy of 64 years for men and 68 years for women.
		North Korea is believed to possess enough weapons-grade plutonium for the construction of at least one, possibly two, nuclear weapons.
		North Korea has several nuclear facilities, including one atomic reactor that is capable of yielding enough uranium fuel to manufacture one atomic bomb per year.
	www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/stories/northkorea/facts.html (956 words)

	North Korea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		North Korea's government is dominated by the (A socialist who advocates communism) communist (additional info and facts about Korean Workers' Party) Korean Workers' Party (KWP), to which all government officials belong.
		North Korea is accused of employing (A penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)) concentration camps and to severely restrict most freedom such as (A civil right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution) freedom of speech.
		North Korea's government is perceived by western governments as "extremely reclusive", and as a result few foreigners want to enter the country.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/north_korea.htm (3208 words)

	Encyclopedia: Military of North Korea
		North Korea now has the fourth-largest military in the world.
		The North has an estimated 1.2 million armed personnel, compared to about 650,000 in South Korea.
		North Korean forces have a substantial numerical advantage over the South (approximately 2 or 3 to 1) in several key categories of offensive weapons--tanks, long-range artillery, and armored personnel carriers.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Military-of-North-Korea (461 words)

	North Korea (11/05)
		North Korea's judiciary is "accountable" to the SPA and the president.
		North Korea's faltering economy and the breakdown of trade relations with the countries of the former socialist bloc--especially following the fall of communism in eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union--left Pyongyang confronted with difficult policy choices.
		North Korea suffers from chronic food shortages, which were exacerbated by record floods in the summer of 1995 and continued shortages of fertilizer and parts.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2792.htm (7228 words)

	Pacific University's Portal on Korea - Military - North Korea
		North Korea maintains a strong air defense based on both the Soviet doctrine and the North Korean experience of heavy bombings during the Korean War.
		The military balance however is far more in favor of the South than it was at the outset of the Korean War in 1950.
		He said that although the North is continuing to endure economic hardships, the country’s military continues to grow as does its missiles and weapons of mass destruction.
	mcel.pacificu.edu /as/resources/korea/military-north.html (419 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| North Korea: A military threat?
		Foreign military experts are divided over whether North Korea would dare to take the risk of launching an assault, given the likelihood that it would trigger a counterattack by South Korea and the US that would almost certainly lead to a crushing defeat for the North.
		The military balance is far more in favour of the South than it was at the outset of the Korean War in 1950, to the extent that even without the presence of the 37,000 US troops deployed in the South, South Korea might now have a good chance of winning a war with the North.
		Although the North says it has suspended its development of new ballistic missiles since last September, the US continues to cite the future possibility of a North Korean missile attack as one of the main justifications for developing anti-ballistic missile defence systems despite the objections of Russia and China.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/787837.stm (693 words)

	North Korea Continues Military Buildup
		North Korea is continuing to build up its military forces and has shown few signs of matching diplomatic and military overtures offered by South Korea and the United States, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials.
		North Korea also has rejected a series of steps aimed at reducing tensions, such as communications lines between military command headquarters, an exchange of observers and notification of military exercises.
		North Korea on Saturday notified South Korea that it was postponing implementation of Thursday's agreement for "administrative reasons," the Associated Press quoted an official at Seoul's Defense Ministry as saying today.
	www.rense.com /general8/korea.htm (1059 words)

	How N Korea Would Invade S Korea
		Economic isolation of North Korea by the West has negatively impacted the economy and their exports are often restricted.
		It is believed that North Korea has a few nuclear weapons, but it is not certain how they might be delivered.
		Certainly, Korea is an issue that requires careful watching because of those massive conventional forces that are in such close proximity to each other and the conditions of the economy that we read about in North Korea.
	www.kimsoft.com /korea/nk-army.htm (1666 words)

	ParaPundit: Why Military Option Against North Korea Unattractive
		The more North Koreans that have foreign bank accounts and secret corrupt business deals with Western businesses that they need to hide from their government then the more pressure there will be for them to operate in ways that undermine the authority of the North Korean central government.
		Also, North Korea is in such desperate economic straits that it has shuttered some of its foreign embassies and made the remaining embassies look for ways to raise money to pay their own salaries (resulting in corruption and drug smuggling as I'm sure you are aware).
		North Korea needs to be made aware that if they respond with an attack on us, the south or Japan, that we will use our nuclear weaponsagainst them.
	www.parapundit.com /archives/000918.html (4507 words)

	Bush threatens military action against North Korea
		He alleged that North Korea might be planning to make nuclear weapons, not only for its own defence, but for sale to other countries.
		North Korea insists that the purpose of its nuclear program, which includes two uncompleted power reactors as well as its small research reactor at Yongbyon, is to provide much-needed electricity.
		After a visit to North Korea late last month, Canadian diplomat Maurice Strong, who serves as a special envoy to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, warned that the country was desperately in need of food and medicine.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/feb2003/nkor-f08.shtml (1573 words)

	encyclopedia north korea and other north korea related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Categories: North Korea, East Asian countries] North Korea, known officially as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK ; (A native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language) Korean...
		Other descriptions of Military of North Korea North Korea now has the fourth-largest military in the world.
		North Korea Advertisement North Korea Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 9 items Article Outline Introduction ; Land and Resources ; Population ; Economy ; Government ; History I Introduction Print Preview of Section...
	www.nethorde.com /north_korea/encyclopedia-north-korea.html (290 words)

	Wired News: North Korea's School for Hackers
		Since at least 1994, military and intelligence officials in Seoul have warned of the growing threat posed by the "infowar" academy to the north, which they say was founded in the 1980s and is also known as the Automated Warfare Institute.
		Outside North Korea little is known about secretive Pyongyang's current infowar prowess, according to John Pike, president of GlobalSecurity.org, which maintains an online guide to North Korea's military.
		Meanwhile, in North Korea the lack of basic necessities, such as a reliable electrical grid, presents huge obstacles to creating an information-technology infrastructure, according to Peter Hayes, executive director of the Nautilus Institute, which published a recent study of North Korea's IT aspirations.
	www.wired.com /news/politics/0,1283,59043,00.html (938 words)

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		Despite the apparent capabilities of the military in defense of the homeland, the economic (particularly food supply) situation in the North severely hampers the effectiveness of the DPRK's military.
		North Korea still insists on continuing its missile technology trade to countries such as Iran and Pakistan.
		For the time being, North Korea seems to be more focused on attracting foreign investment, trade and aid.
	www.cdi.org /issues/Asia/DPRKMILI.html (306 words)

	South Korea scraps US military plan on North Korea
		South Korea said Friday it had vetoed a joint US and South Korean combined forces plan for armed intervention in North Korea in the event of instability there.
		Analysts said the US military may have wanted control of South Korean forces to handle massive disruption envisaged by the potential collapse of impoverished North Korea which has been in a standoff with the outside world for more than two years over its nuclear weapons drive.
		For Washington, the main concern in the event of instability in North Korea is to ensure that nuclear materials are secured, experts said.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/april2005/150405scrapsplan.htm (611 words)

	North Korea, Map and Flag
		After decades of mismanagement, the North relies heavily on international food aid to feed its population while continuing to expend resources to maintain an army of about 1 million.
		In December 2002, North Korea repudiated a 1994 agreement that shut down its nuclear reactors and expelled UN monitors, further raising fears it would produce nuclear weapons.
		North Korea, one of the world's most centrally planned and isolated economies, faces desperate economic conditions.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/North_Korea.html (1272 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Korea, North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After failing in the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed republic in the southern portion by force, North Korea, under its founder President KIM Il Sung, adopted a policy of ostensible diplomatic and economic "self-reliance" as a check against excessive Soviet or Communist Chinese influence.
		After decades of economic mismanagement and resource misallocation, the North since the mid-1990s has relied heavily on international aid to feed its population while continuing to expend resources to maintain an army of about 1 million.
		North Korea's long-range missile development and research into nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/kn.html (1465 words)

	North Korea Special Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		North Korean Nuclear Weapons, CIA Estimate for Congress, November 19, 2002
		North Korea Advisory Group U.S. House of Representatives 03 November 1999
		North Korea: The Foundations for Military Strength October 1991
	fas.org /nuke/guide/dprk (126 words)

	North Korea
		September 2005 -- Images of the 5 MWe Reactor which appears to be not operating and the 50 MWe reactor prior to the reported restart of construction from June 2005.
		March 2001 -- Stay the Course on North Korea, an ISIS Policy Brief by Holly Higgins, urging the Bush administration to continue to engage North Korea, particularly with respect to the 1994 Agreed Framework.
		October 2000-- Solving the North Korean Nuclear Puzzle, a 324 pp.
	www.isis-online.org /publications/dprk (816 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Chinese bolster military near N. Korea
		In addition to countering North Korea's nuclear ambitions, the Chinese troop deployment is also in response to increased violence committed by rogue elements of the North Korean army, AFP said.
		China was North Korea's ally during the 1950-53 Korean War, which broke out just five years after Washington helped Beijing drive the Japanese out during World War II.
		China sent 180,000 troops into North Korea after United Nations and South Korean forces routed North Korean troops in the fall of 1950.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34607 (374 words)

	North Korea is Dark
		South Korea is bright, North Korea is dark.
		This amazing image is included in the standard US Department of Defense briefings on North Korea.
		The image was made by the orbiting Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite over regions of the world at night.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/dprk/dprk-dark.htm (163 words)

	North Korea's Military: Annotated Internet Resources
		See also the page on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis.
		Stephen C. Mercado on North Korea using open-source intelligence (OSINT) to gather foreign technical information (Studies in Intelligence, Vol.
		Announcement with press release indicating the scope of Institute for Strategic Studies' "comprehensive and detailed evaluation of North Koreas nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programmes and efforts to develop ballistic missiles" (Jan. 2004)
	newton.uor.edu /Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/nkorea-mil.html (148 words)

	North Korea - Military
		North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; Civil Security Forces (2005)
		Military expenditures - dollar figure - per capita:
		This page was last updated on 9 November, 2005
	www.exxun.com /Korea_North/h_ml.html (276 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Industries
		US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles
		military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism
		ferrous metallurgy and rolling mill products, aluminum reduction and rolled products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics (including military electronics), trucks, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2090.html (2718 words)

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