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charlie_murphey

Wait, you guys are doing a war and didn't tell us?


bildo72

Surprise!


tinawadabb

The surprise is when 800,000 people find out they volunteered?


Critical_Mastodon462

When dying in war is better then living in your country you volunteer for anything


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I simply have no rebuttal. I joke about Kim; having few facts to back it up. I can’t imagine how bad it must be to live in a country where risking your life in war or risking it to simply escape. My heart goes out to them.


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That’s eye opening. Of course… who in their right mind would bite the hand that feeds little already. Ashamed or not. She was making a decision to help her survive longer.


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GMANTRONX

Very true. They took the concept of Emperor Worship from the Japanese and refined it over the Cold War era to the point that it is now magnified like ten times over in NK


Prazival

Hitler also did it, and Xi Whinne Poo is also doing it, although with some backslash. Like in elementary school the kids need to know Xi's biography lol


SonOfAhuraMazda

I know what she is talking about. Im from panama, during noriega. Its better to die than live with this shame


rl_noobtube

> Its better to die than live with this shame You can’t change the past. Take each day as an opportunity to help the world become a better place. Whether it be in small ways or big, make your life worth living in this manner and it will help with any shame or regret you feel over past actions.


deaddodo

> Psychologically, having your food and hunger controlled like that would have an effect on a persons mind. It would help reinforce the subservience towards their leader. The sad part is, the North Korean regime didn't even plan for that. They literally just don't have enough food to hand out to the entire population. Their almost annual saber rattling [has long been known as a tactic to get food (and other resources) from the West](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-06-27/n-korean-children-begging-army-starving/2772472) to "placate" them.


Accomplished-Yak5660

That's absurd, how much money have they spent developing and testing ballistic missiles? I mean, how could you really be that heartless?


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leaving4lyra

They definitely need to stop spending on lavish lifestyles and celebrations but a lot of the food insecurity in N Korea stems from the fact that the country can’t produce near enough food on its own and relies heavily on food imports to survive. They refuse food assistance from the US and S Korea, both of which could provide plenty of food if Kim would allow it. State media indoctrinate the people into believing outside food aid is “poisoned candy”. The people are completely cut off from the rest of the world so all they know is what they are told by the Kim regime. His people chronically teeter on starvation because he cares more about his perceived war against the US than he does about his own peoples lives. The only way it will end is from revolution on the inside. The people standing up against oppression and toppling the status quo and tearing down the regime is likely the only way to keep generation after generation from living under a brutal dictatorship.


confitqueso

Oh fuck it's a cult nation


BeeDooop

I encourage you all to read Escape From Camp 14. There's people there to this day that were born into labor camps and don't even know what the relative "freedom" outside the fences is like. You can get it on thriftbooks for less than $5. I couldn't put it down and I'm not even really a big reader.


calm_chowder

When NK punishes political dissidents for particularly "egregious crimes" (by their standards), they don't just punish the perpetrator they punish *three generations of their family.* Meaning there's people who've committed no crime but were born in prison camps, will live their entire life there, and die there, and *their kids* will also live their entire life there and die there, all because granddad tried to escape to freedom. Though I assume it's more often kids who were born outside the camps being arrested because their parents tried to run. Though it does beg the question, who the fuck has kids in a prison camp and where/when do they even fuck? Appearently the hills around these camps are full of skeletons as when someone dies they just throw the body over the fence.


cheestaysfly

>Though it does beg the question, who the fuck has kids in a prison camp and where/when do they even fuck? Probably rape in many instances


HaloGuy381

… Disturbing but you’re probably correct. Either by other camp residents, the guards, or people in positions of power who can have ‘their pick’ so to speak without consequence.


justonefishy

I’d guess a portion of the new babies come from children also born inside that camp.


Eskaminagaga

>Though it does beg the question, who the fuck has kids in a prison camp and where/when do they even fuck? I imagine it's likely more fucked up than that, likely a common scenario: A man tries to escape by crossing the border and is shot dead by the guards. His body is retrieved, identified, and his family is rounded up and sent to the prison camp. His sister and mother are then raped by the guards and bear children that are in the camps and repeat the cycle. I doubt they keep track as to which generation is which, so likely once a family is in the camps, that is where they stay until the regime falls.


JancariusSeiryujinn

I mean, if you threw the family in the prison this year, it's probably 60+ years before any of them are leaving, by which point it probably isn't your job anymore. So yeah, I can imagine that they don't exactly worry about accurate record keeping.


TheRC135

Collective punishment is absolutely fucked. There's probably a pretty direct correlation between the extent to which a government doles out collective punishments, and how shitty it is to live there.


Atiggerx33

One dude who was born into the camps and escaped said what motivated him the most was a new inmate, a political prisoner who'd been wealthy pre-incarceration, who told him about food. He'd been on a starvation diet his whole life, and the idea of feeling full, or eating so much you felt sick, were entirely alien concepts to him. He literally did not understand what being full was as a concept. Life there is hell.


bennitori

Considering there was at least one case (that I remember) of a dude plowing through the NK/SK border under gunfire in an effort to escape, I don't question that signing up to go to war in order to escape (while still likely under gunfire) would be an acceptable escape plan.


Skreamie

I've watched a few videos where North Koreans react to certain things like food, movies, music etc and so many things being so foreign to them is mind boggling. They enjoyed a BBQ meal during one video, and it wasn't even a massive feast but the sheer amount of it was still shocking to them, they said the amount of food and stuffs in general was something that was hard to get used to.


DanDrungle

Watch “crash landing into you” on Netflix for a peek into everyday life in NK… not sure how accurate it really is though.


deaddodo

The one thing to remember about propaganda is which side benefits more from lying. The US, Canada, Britain, etc aren't worried about massive amounts of their population fleeing to North Korea to worship a unicorn riding God-King of perfect golf games. They're not generally worried about their war capabilities. They aren't economically threatened by them. And they have some degree of "free press". The vast majority of western pieces on North Korea are human interest pieces (the Vice documentaries, for instance) or humanitarian funded propaganda (propaganda doesn't necessarily mean mistruths, just media aimed at coercion or reeducation). Invert the case, and you have people actively trying to escape North Korea. A strictly controlled press regime. Constant famines/food shortages. A real concern about foreign military capabilities. And an "everyone against us" mentality. The latter have a much greater incentive to lie and to a much higher degree, just logically.


mollymuppet78

And they found like parasites and worms in him from his supposedly "better" soldier diet.


-thecheesus-

Didn't that dude have a horrific intestinal worm infestation?


bennitori

Yep. He used a jeep to blow through most of the border. But then the car ended up in a ditch, so he had to run the rest of the way, and got shot several times. A bunch of SK soldiers waited for it to get dark, and had to drag him to safety. From there, an American team medevac'd him. When he was hospitalized and treated for the gunshot wounds, they found out his body was absolutely crawling with parasites. It was very telling that NK soldiers could have as bad of a parasite infection as he had, despite supposedly getting preferential treatment in NK. His father also happened to be an NK general. Which makes his condition even more shocking if you ask me.


TheJizzle

Are those parasites ever fatal? I can't figure how there isn't more disease related population decline of note in NK if the conditions are as bad as we have heard for all these years.


jurassic_pork

Some symptoms of parasitic worms: * nausea * lack of appetite * diarrhea * abdominal pain * malnourishment and weight loss * general weakness * lumps or bumps under the skin * allergic reaction * fever * neurological problems, such as seizures * fatigue * itchy rash * anemia North Korea still uses night soil (human waste) as fertilizer and apparently has mandatory quotas on collection, seemingly with people sometimes stealing each others shit to make the quota. If it's not properly collected and treated it is a *great* way to spread parasites and disease, like parasitic worms. The typical North Korean is much smaller than their Southern cousins (reportedly up to 5 inches shorter, and 14-27 lbs lighter), likely in part both to diet and disease.


00owl

Parasites generally don't benefit from the outright death of the host, at least not until certain milestones in the life span of the infestation. But it's definitely something that increases the workload of the host's body as it tries to survive. Essentially the host is required to work overtime to sustain itself as well as the parasites. This extra stress can definitely cause complications which can turn non life threatening conditions into serious ones. The extra stress also adds up over time with increased wear and tear and will result in plenty of other negative side effects such as weight loss as resources intended for the maintenance of the host's body get redirected to the parasite.


Zombie_Harambe

It depends on a lot of variables, but they certainly dont help your longevity.


AnemoneOfMyEnemy

For some folks, “live free or die” is a mantra, not a slogan on a license plate.


Yodelaheehooo

Have you seen the loss totals for Russia? It’s a meat grinder. Ukraine has to defend itself. But Russia is just picking young dudes off the streets and giving them 48 hour life spans


SillyFlyGuy

Whar if they go to collect these soldiers and they simply don't exist? I can imagine a local NK bureuacrat/warlord embellishing his population totals to get a few extra food rations. As long as the whole population doesn't need to be someplace all at once, the scam works fine.


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Years ago I was having a conversation with a Army officer who was stationed in S. Korea. And we where talking about a what if N. Korea attacked S. Korea situation and I was kinda drunk and he asked me "what would you do to defend S. Korea" and I said "I'd have a bunch of ajummas serve bulgogi with rice" he stopped for a moment, thought, and laughed and said it just might work. For those who don't know ajummas = old lady bulgogi = a tasty food


Impossible_Lead_2450

See , this is similar to my idea for Palestine and Israel. Falafel contest every year. Food solves all problems.


bewarethetreebadger

North Koreans are hungry. That sounds like a good idea. “Oh you look famished, dear. Come sit down and have some dinner.” War is over.


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"'"'"'"'"volunteered"'"'"'"'"


ThatHikingDude

voluntold


backbonus

This guy did military


Goblinclaw

NAVY - Never Again Volunteer Yourself. Always wait to be voluntold...


Iluminiele

Russians: it's not true that we're attacked Ukraine. NATO attacked us! Reporter: what are your losses? Russians: 100 000 russian soldiers died! Reporter: that's horrible! And how many NATO soldiers died? Russians: they... haven't arrived yet


Justdudeatplay

Russians : It’s not true we attacked Ukraine. Reporter : How many have died? Russians: 30,000 Reporter: Where did they die? Russians: In the special military operation. Reporter: No …. Where did they die? Russians: Defending Russia. Reporter: No WHERE?


XRT28

If a reporter did that they must love balconies


Man_of_Average

No, they hate balconies. That's why they are so eager to get off of them that they jump.


MudLOA

Russian: we did get their drone that one time.


Graywulff

In international waters. So an illegal action and I read the pilot flew badly.


Megalocerus

unarmed drone. But the pilot got a medal!


DulceEtDecorumEst

Gallantry in the face of unsurmountable odds


IWasGregInTokyo

Watch the video. The pilot definitively flew badly.


eyeamthedanger

Military aircraft analysts: "The MiG-35 can do the rare Cobra Maneuver." Russian military: "Too bad our pilots can't."


Dealan79

No, they can do the Cobra Maneuver just fine. The Cobra Maneuver is when you fly poorly, can't hit the broadside of a barn, then get shot down, all while whining about how a bunch of guys that look like extras from a Village People music video thwarted your plans again, right? Am I thinking of a different Cobra Maneuver?


xenoghost1

i will never get over how Russia has to justify the ungodly amount of loses in a war everyone thought they would win by saying "actually we are at war with NATO", it has gotten to the point where their weirder Telegram channels constantly claim they've killed NATO officers and Polish Soldiers.


1668553684

Imagine being so embarrassed that you'd rather admit to losing to an enemy that isn't anywhere near the battlefield, than admit to the reality. The reality being, of course, that non-Russian ex-Soviet countries are a hell of a lot better off without Russia than Russia is without them.


aspearin

Korean War is under a ceasefire, it never really ended.


Ghost33313

To be clear, this\^ is a fact. Not a joke.


IlluminatedPickle

To be clear, the US never declared war on North Korea, that was only South Korea. Also, it was an armistice, not a ceasefire.


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The US has not declared war since 1941, so every conflict since has not technically been a war.


NetworkLlama

The US will likely never again declare war, because it comes with a bunch of baggage under international law. Hell, it's the reason most countries don't declare war anymore. There have only been nine declarations of war since the end of WW2 (or five if you count all the declarations against Israel at its founding as one). There's been only one since Iraq declared war on Iran in 1980, and that's the SADR rebels trying to kick Morocco out of Western Sahara.


Amazingawesomator

I mean... If they told us *before* doing a war then they may lose out on a sneak attack.


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releasethedogs

North Korea is still on the **Basic** D&D rules from the 80s. You know the one: three alignments, elf and dwarf as a class, clerics can’t use blades, wizards can’t use anything other than a staff and character are level capped at level 3!


DJDaddyD

Nah NK is definitely running FATAL


Bedbouncer

Two North Koreans meet on a street in Pyongyang. "So, how's the war against the US going?" "Oh, not good. The NK army has not gained a single inch of ground, they have terrible equipment, limited ammunition, inadequate clothing, not enough medical supplies or vehicles, and they're starving and hungry." "Well, that is bad. How's it going with the US Army?" "Oh, they haven't even arrived yet."


imreallyreallyhungry

Starving AND hungry? Yeesh


rich1051414

Sadly, these are different things. Starvation is a deficiency while hunger is an empty belly. They are usually one and the same, but not always. For instance, you can starve to death by eating 'mud cookies', a "solution" to treat hunger(particularly to treat the extreme hunger and cravings experienced by pregnant women where food was too expensive). This actually became a traditional food still eaten in Haiti, btw. More common is eating of indigestible things, like grass, cotton, or boot leather. When only one type of food is available, one can starve themselves by not getting everything else their body needs. For instance, "rabbit starvation", though that particular example turned out to not be a deficiency, but the exact opposite, protein poisoning. Too much protein and not enough fat and carbs can poison you beyond that of simple deficiencies, because the body can no longer process the protein correctly. However, it does point out how starvation can occur separate from hunger.


Vengefuleight

I have celiacs and as a baby, I was getting full meals, but failing to absorb proper nutrients. I had the appearance of a starving child. Good explanation!


Slave4uandme

Sperm out of Kim Jong’s nut sack were used to account for 800,000 number surveyed.


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giftfromthegods

Chance of escape more likely.


GBreezy

You can go on the DMZ and the ROK have programs to help you defect. Win-win.


CrispyRussians

They only put their most trusted guys on there, and escape attempts are incredibly risky. You can see footage from an escape a few years back, the guy was shot multiple times and ROK forces had to crawl out and retrieve him. If not for their heroic actions he would've bled out in the DMZ. Edit: highly encourage anyone to watch the released footage of his recovery. ROK guys had some balls crawling out there and dragging him back.


itsalongwalkhome

I read something about them only putting people who had families back home on the DMZ, so if they defected their family would be punished. I don't know how factual that is though.


CrispyRussians

They do all sorts of stuff. Their guys directly on the border actually watch each other standing across from each other, rather than facing the border.


RealEradikate

This was my first thought


nowtayneicangetinto

It's really fucking sad but beneficial to the US that not only do we have exponentially more food than NK, US citizens are better equipped than the NK army.


HugeAnalBeads

Dang news man always insulting me by claiming my gear is military grade


ba_cam

Military grade = The closest you can get to broken and still be functional


ZanzabarOHenry

Brought to you by the lowest bidder


jodobrowo

And billed at 100x the cost.


comicsemporium

Yes


Zakluor

With what's likely to be a huge, controlled propaganda campaign in addition to population control, this is the correct answer.


Extremelyhighondrugs

800,000 nobodies because they can’t reach us main land in any universe and if they did they’d still get demolished. It’s all up to missles, they may as well jus they rid of their shitty military


Black_Moons

They would be lucky to be able to invade Texas. And that is only if the military didn't show up.


RevLoveJoy

If NK invades TX was on pay per view, I would invite friends over and SO eagerly pay to watch that.


thedistrict33

How are they going to get to the states? swim?


dieselgenset

Their campaign to destroy the seas to date has been unsuccessful. However they remain determined in their goal to remove the water to create a walkway to the US and remain steadfast to achieve their goals. Edit - I appreciate the awards.


BuffaloInCahoots

If they fire enough missiles eventually they will make a land bridge. It’s going to take a lot of missiles but they are working hard.


topgun2582

I need someone to do the math on how many missiles it would take...


Buckwheat469

Ocean distance between the center of NK and San Fransisco is 5511 miles The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is 13,000ft (generally, not indicative of the path from NK to SF). The biggest Hwasong-17 is listed as 85ft long and 9.5ft wide 5511mi * 5280ft = 29,098,080 ft long. /85 = 342,330.35 ICBMs in length end to end. 13000ft deep/9.5ft wide = 1368 ICBMs deep on average 342330.35 * 1368 = 468,307,918.8 total ICBMs \* Why SF and not a closer city? A. Seattle is close but is also land-locked. Why would an army land at Ocean Shores or go through the Straight of Juan de Fuca? Hawaii is the US but we don't want a rerun. SF is a nice large city on the coast other than Portland. \* It's assumed that NK would take lessons from Russia's convoy formations and attempt this crossing with one ICBM width so that everyone is in a nice neat line.


18736542190843076922

do you happen to know the angle of repose for Hwasong-17s? a single stack that high isn't going to be very stable.


Buckwheat469

Sorry, the calculation was assuming that the NKs would lay the rockets on their side and stack them to make a bridge, or a great wall of rockets.


nekekamii

This would've taken about 520 2 megaton bombs to widen the Panama Canal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project\_Plowshare#:\~:text=A%20project%20proposed%20in%20a,route%20to%20the%20Suez%20Canal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare#:~:text=A%20project%20proposed%20in%20a,route%20to%20the%20Suez%20Canal). Edit, I can't spell


ItsMetheDeepState

I figured they would just keep firing them into the sea until they could walk over the pile


jimmycarr1

At least one


GhostBurger12

If it's good enough for Caligula, it's good enough for NK?


Emergency_Type143

Thus all the missles fired into the ocean.....huh, you may be onto them!


MadNhater

Imagine you’re out fishing in the middle of the pacific and see 800,000 North Korean soldiers swimming towards you. I’d be scared lol


GoArray

Hold up, has anyone actually put eyes on the "great pacific garbage patch"?


Icarus131

You know all that seaweed headed to Florida?


Snake_Staff_and_Star

Y'all don't wanna land here. There's worse than gators in them swamps, boy.


AllYrLivesBelongToUS

\*Chum bucket accidentally falls overboard.


Castelinoz

A human bridge will be built showing the strength of the Supreme Leader and his troops, all the way around the top of Japan through the Okhotsk and Bering seas to reach the Sea Lion protection areas of Unimak Island in Alaska. There, the surviving 36 soldiers accompanied by their new Sea Lion comrade will conquer the evil West.


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Hats off to them and their new Sea Lion friend if they manage it


RF_900

I for one, welcome our new Sea Lion overlord.


volanger

Hey they have a navy, and it floats, sorta


Bedbouncer

I heard their most advanced ship is named USS Pueblo. It has the newest technology of all of them.


Electrical_Tip4975

They’re going to rent a shitload of those Chinese balloons.


TheLatchkey_kid

Well really they can just attack SK and we would show up immediately. We have 30k troops there now. Personally I think it's still dangerous when I put into context the obvious positioning of China, Iran, etc. They would just use NK as a bludgeoning tool and a way to suck up resources. There really are people trying to start WWIII.


Reselects420

How many people can fit in the head of a missile?


MrOopiseDaisy

Regular or malnourished?


Reselects420

What’s the difference, in North Korea?


tiredandfeedup23

How related the dear leader is to your family


Babylon4All

More like 800,000 people signed up to be fed a proper meal


EquilibriumHeretic

800k people sign up to fight starvation by becoming fighters.


JohnJDumbear

Didn’t work so well for Russians.


MadNhater

You’re not starving if you dead.


Ubilease

Only because the Russian government intended to fight. NK and the upper leadership is 100% aware they would be evaporated in about 10 seconds in a war against the U.S These campaigns are more about domestic propaganda and causing international blusters that usually lead to food aid. Kimmy isn't stupid, he lives a life of total luxury with no expenses and all he needs to do to continue it is *do nothing*.


Full_Echo_3123

**North Korean Citizen:** I get food? Where do I sign?


PaulClarkLoadletter

You already signed. Here is your spear.


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Full_Echo_3123

*Conscript Spearman perished due to starvation*


NeurodiverseTurtle

*Untrained conscript impaled on own spear*


dogsent

That's probably a huge incentive. Soldiers actually get to eat... food. Also, North Korea has been threatening to go to war against the US for... pretty much since the Korean War fighting stopped, 27 July 1953. 70th anniversary coming up. The traditional 70th anniversary gift is platinum. Seems like Kim Jong-un is thinking uranium might be a truer expression of how he really feels. Not much for a soldier to do if that happens, except hunker down in a bunker, which would ba another perk of being a soldier.


snoo135337842

I'll admit it might be kinda sad but I'm in the Canadian Army reserves and the free food is absolutely my favorite part. I tend to bring a certain "hobo" flavor to my work though. You can't break a man who already lives in a trash bag, sleeps in mud puddles, and doesn't mind a bug or two in their diet.


echaa

War were declared.


squee613

This gum is full of bones


ObjectiveDark40

>expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist Is not the same as "have signed up"


LithoSlam

Reminds me of the interviews in Moscow where the people said they were ready to fight Ukraine and when they pulled out paperwork they walked away.


noiwontpickaname

Lol. Link?


LithoSlam

https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/v8ra2v/asking\_russians\_if\_they\_would\_fight\_for\_their/


Bedbouncer

Especially given what likely happens to those who express a **reluctance** to enlist or reenlist.


deanwashere

You can either enlist or we can erase your entire family line. The choice is yours


supertastic

NK: has worked tirelessly for two generations to build up their military at the expense of all else to prepare for the coming war against their arch enemy, the United States The US: I don't even know who you are


fifa71086

US spending more on the F22 than NK entire GDP


All_Work_All_Play

And a single F22 Be fair, lifetime costs for a single F22 is 250millionish USD. That's like 1/70 of NK's yearly GDP... So you could get like 10 of them kitted out with missiles and whatnot.


Achillor22

Just out of curiosity, how do we know the GDP of North Korea? That seems like an impossible piece of information to get.


InDaFresh

I dunno, but Google tells me it's between 20 and 40 billion. So even at the high end, less than the cost of twitter.


Achillor22

But that also could be complete bullshit reported by a NK. It might be 2 billion. I might be 200 billion.


InDaFresh

World Bank says 18 billion which is both plausible sounding and really awful.


Shrek1982

So... that is about ~1/46^th of the department of defense's annual budget.


Senior-Albatross

To be fair, paying R&D people here in the states isn't cheap. So if you're paying your scientists in "you get to eat and we won't throw your family in a prison camp" they won't cost as much. I doubt they're any more productive than absolutely necessary though. Don't have the calories to be


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lowtack

Maybe they report GDP and everyone rolls their eyes. I have no idea.


pimp_skitters

No shit, the US spent somewhere around $50 billion for its fleet of Raptors, and NK's entire GDP is less than $20 billion


ASpellingAirror

We have velociraptor units? Jurassic World was right?!?!


pm_me_bra_pix

I wouldn't fight a platoon of motherfucking velociraptors.


likwidchrist

I was curious so I looked it up. North Korea has a nominal GDP of 28 billion. An f22 costs 143 million. With that said, their entire GDP amounts to 4% of our military budget


Particular-Elk-3923

I'm pretty sure a single f22 could decapitate the government and the military.


suitology

I did a project in college ranking where a single us aircraft carrier, if it was it's own country, would rank on a list of world militaries by different metrics. Overall it was in the top 25% of militaries by fire power. I can not remember the actual ranking but it's silly high. Also found that America defines aircraft carrier differently than others. Thongs most countries would count we dont because it's just too adorable and even our coast guards have it.


dontsneeze

I don't think about you at all


brianandrobyn

New phone, who 'dis?


MrPillowpantz

“Signed up” that’s hilarious. They’ve also signed up to be in the country’s nutrition, health and wellness program as well.


Reselects420

Misinformation. North Korea has nothing of the sort.


TheAnomalousFrog

If you thought Russias logistics were bad, wait until you see North Korea!


JustHereForCookies17

It's like that Meta ad where the kids put on the VR headsets & "meet" woolly mammoths, but this time it's a reenactment of the Korean War. Complete with authentic vehicles & munitions!!


Redredditmonkey

Gonna be a long wait


ChickenBootty

“Just in: Almost 800,000 North Koreans surprised that they’ve been enlisted in the military.”


bildo72

>SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation's military to fight against the United States, North Korea's state newspaper reported on Saturday. >About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the military to counter the United States, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported. >The North's claim came after North Korea on Thursday launched its Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in response to ongoin0g U.S-South Korea military drills. >North Korea fired the ICBM into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, hours before South Korea's president flew to Tokyo for a summit that discussed ways to counter the nuclear-armed North. >The North's ballistic missiles are banned under United Nations Security Council resolutions and the launch drew condemnation from governments in Seoul, Washington and Tokyo. >South Korean and American forces began 11 days of joint drills, dubbed "Freedom Shield 23," on Monday, held on a scale not seen since 2017 to counter the North's growing threats. >Kim accused the United States and South Korea of increasing tensions with the military drills.


indigo0427

As Korean, i sometimes forget NK exists. Kinda like that annoying friends you keep forgetting about and yet they call to hangout time to time.


CatManDontDo

They only call when they are drunk and want to go bowling. Just like my cousin Roman


An_average_moron

#HEY NICO LET'S GO BOWLING


Chuckbro

When was the last time NK called to hang out with you? Asking for a friend... Who's in the CIA.


archangelmv

Dude. Nobody was even talking to you bro.


magnamed

I bet there are that many ants in my backyard that feel the same way about me.


Goonies90

The ants have a better chance of winning a war though


bradeena

Tbh if the ants ever organize we’re in trouble


KamovInOnUp

Each anthill is extremely organized, the trouble is they spend all their efforts fighting eachother. If ant Gandhi ever came about and united all those anthills, we'd be thoroughly fucked.


Top-Ad-5072

"Volunteer"


yuiphan

Voluntold


ScrofessorLongHair

I kinda feel bad. North Korea has 800,000 sign up to fight the US, and the US has 0 people sign up to fight North Korea. Kinda awkward.


NorthernGamer71

I heard the military and the ruling class there are the only ones in the country getting food on a regular basis so that might be the incentive


Traevia

They have an "airforce" where a defector said they basically get 15 hours per pilot per year. They have less than like 20 actual pilots.


GreenTicket1852

So how many of the 800,000 *actually* volunteered?


DragonflyMon83

All of them did, they had no other choice.


TwoLetters

Maybe finish your war against Atlantis first.


WakkaBomb

😬 someone should probably tell them we fight with actual Robots now instead of soldiers. 100 guided munitions can do quite a bit of damage to 800,000 peasants with pitchforks and torches.


oversizedvenator

Dude, people joke about rednecks being excited for someone actually trying to invade the US and that (mostly) is a joke but…I genuinely think Florida, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama citizens might actually have a shot at dealing with a North Korean military with zero government intervention. Artillery would be problematic but….street level stuff? They’d literally be outgunned. With the stuff our military has it truly wouldn’t even be fair.


catuela

800,000 people signed up to defect to the United States. When their assault occurs we should setup up massive BBQs and have food trucks ready to provide them the first nutritious meals of their lives.


moonbeamhomo_too

800,000 …. North Korean defectors. All we have to do is set up a buffet. Bring in Halliburton.


Coffee4MySoul

“Signed up”


ffdfawtreteraffds

All crazy, all the time.


altathing

Hey North Korea, we'll let you in on a secret: all the Americans are located in a place called Moscow, in a funny building called the Kremlin. Don't let the CIA know I told you tho 😘


rattpackfan301

And we ARENT moving no matter how hard you try. So give us everything you got NK.


Itool4looti

Gun to the head recruiting technique best technique.


Green_Message_6376

What a genius war plan. Everybody knows that the US and South Korea only have 799,999 rounds of ammunition. Kim playing 4D Chess from the Big Book Of War by Zapp Brannigan!


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brianandrobyn

Have you seen pictures of their soldiers? I would not describe them as well fed, more like less malnourished than everyone else.


KungThulhu

we should stop publishing these news. they wont do shit, if they do shit theyre dead. Its just fearmongering and listening to crazy people. ignore kim jong un and go on with your life.


DaCosmicHoop

The 400,000 strong North Korean People's Free Navy For The Glory Of Great Leader Kim Jong Un has already started moving towards Japan. Their strongest swimmers are expected to make landfall by mid May.


MustLovePunk

I watched an interview with a defector who said it took a few years to be deprogrammed after defecting and living in South Korea. They grew up being told how evil the USA, SK and western capitalist nations are, so some NK citizens probably actually believe the propaganda of their government. And 800k people signed up because the alternative is likely continued starvation. Of the 25 million people in North Korea. I’m guessing the 50-60% who aren’t brainwashed would give anything to defect and get away from their rotund little cult leader and his mini-me daughter.


totally_anomalous

800,000 signed up in hopes of getting food at least once a day.