The recent ultra-large-scale military exercises between the United States and South Korea have seriously threatened the regional security situation and further confirmed that the United States may once again create new chaos in Northeast Asia. China and Russia are already dealing with a potentially dangerous situation.
But what many people did not expect was that North Korea took the lead in standing up and using astonishing moves to deter the ambitions of the United States and South Korea, while also attracting the attention of major powers. Analysts believe that if properly handled, North Korea may be able to become a powerful helper for China and Russia.
A few days ago, according to relevant reports by the Korean Central News Agency, in order to deal with the large-scale military exercises of the United States and South Korea and the threat to North Korea's national security, the DPRK has carried out partial mobilization. In the report, North Korea called the United States U.S. imperialism and South Korea under the Yoon Seok-hyeol government a puppet. He then stressed that in response to the current dire situation, North Korea will rely on its strong armed forces to punish opponents who are obsessed with military adventures.
It can be seen from the reports that the conditions are not only very sharp in rhetoric, but also very quick and decisive in action. On the day of the large-scale conscription, North Korea's strategic forces launched a Martian Cannon-17 intercontinental ballistic missile at Pyongyang International Airport.
It has to be said that the name of North Korea's ICBM is also domineering and full of deterrence.
Many people have the impression that North Korea is a poor and backward country, and many people do not believe that North Korea can win 800,000 soldiers in a day. According to data, by the end of 2022, there were more than 25 million people in North Korea, and the size of the active military was about 1.2 million.
Among them, 40% of the population is between the ages of 18 and 45 who can join the army. This means that North Korea has between 8 million and 10 million reservists, in addition to the 1.2 million active military personnel. So conscripting 800,000 people in one day, although it seems exaggerated, is actually reasonable.
At the same time, we have to admire the strong mobilization and organizational ability of North Korea.
At present, in Northeast Asia, a trilateral military bloc with the United States as the core, the United States, Japan, and South Korea has been formed. They are ostensibly targeting North Korea, but in reality, the real targets are China and Russia, and North Korea is the first threshold they have to cross.
Therefore, the analysis believes that although the situation has developed to this extent, China and Russia should consider forming an alliance system of their own security interests and using North Korea as a competent helper, which is a good strategic choice.
First of all, over the years, North Korea has pursued the Songun political thinking, which has allowed North Korea to build a relatively good fighting army. The level of the military industry is also not bad. Moreover, backed by China and Russia, it has the strength to conduct attrition operations on the Korean Peninsula with external opponents such as the United States, Japan, and South Korea.
Second, if the United States insists on igniting a new war in Northeast Asia, the complex and narrow terrain of the Korean Peninsula will be an ideal battlefield. It meets the needs of the warring parties to conduct a controlled local war within a limited geographical area and without the use of nuclear weapons.
At that time, it is possible that China, Russia, and North Korea will suppress the United States, Japan, and South Korea in the region. For China, this is not necessarily a bad thing, because sooner or later it will come. What needs to be done is to support North Korea behind its back and continue to deplete U.S. power until the U.S.-Japan-South Korea alliance collapses, Japan and South Korea surrender, and U.S. power completely withdraws from Asia.