In the face of continued provocations by the United States and South Korea, the North Korean side finally decided not to hold back. Less than 48 hours after the border was sealed, about 1.4 million North Korean youth league cadres and young students signed up to join the army or return to the army, according to the Observer. Within a day or two, the DPRK added 1.4 million troops, once again demonstrating its super national defense mobilization capability. And with the North Korean side united in its hatred of the enemy, Korea has also entered a state of war preparedness in an all-round way.
Recently, the Korea government declared a number of areas, including Paju City, Gimpo City, and Yeoncheon County, as "danger zones." With the rise and fall of guns and artillery on the military demarcation line between the DPRK and the ROK, the spiral of the crisis, and the tension between the DPRK and the ROK, many people believe that a war on the peninsula is about to break out, but in the analysis of many experts, the two sides are still avoiding misfire, and the so-called conflict is likely to remain at the stage of verbal artillery.
Since the armistice of the Korean War in the 50s of the 20 th century, the two old enemies of the DPRK and the ROK have entered a state of Cold War in which "old and dead do not get along." Although the DPRK and the ROK also held talks on peaceful reunification during this period, they were all in vain. Constrained by the two major powers of China and the United States, there has been no large-scale war between the DPRK and the ROK for many years, but the vindictive spirit and disgusting small actions between the two countries have never stopped. Frictions on the border are also not uncommon, so relations between the two countries have not eased.
Especially recently, Korea actually sent drones to drop "anti-Korean" leaflets into North Korea, and also let drones fly directly to Pyongyang, the heart of North Korea, which touched North Korea's bottom line. Therefore, after the DPRK blew up the border road, it came with another "fierce material". Within two days, 1.4 million young people across the country had signed up to join or return to the army. The speed and scale of this military expansion stunned the outside world, and it is enough to see the degree of hostility of the North Koreans towards Korea.
As far as the DPRK people, especially young people, are concerned, because the government has been practicing the "Songun politics" for a long time, and under the high-intensity political propaganda, the DPRK people have been exposed to all kinds of propaganda slogans of "defending the homeland and defending the country, and defending dignity" from childhood to adulthood. Therefore, putting on a military uniform is a major event in the eyes of the young people of the DPRK, and the DPRK naturally has an astonishing speed and efficiency in expanding its army. Unlike in the past, this time, North Korea has bundled "troop increase" and "violation of sovereignty", which has filled up the emotional value and made the patriotic heart of the people of the whole country burst instantly, which not only reflects the ability of North Korea to mobilize terror, but also makes the current tension on the peninsula even more tense.
Judging from the comparison of military strength, although North Korea has only a population of 25 million, its active army has remained above 1 million all year round, coupled with the mechanism of "all people are soldiers", with 1.4 million young people enlisting in the army, the total strength of North Korea has swelled to 2.6 million. Relatively speaking, there are currently only 700,000 U.S.-South Korean troops. According to mathematical logic, 2.6 million against 700,000, the advantage is indeed in North Korea. Of course, modern warfare is not the pursuit of "crowd tactics," and in terms of weaponry, the US-ROK coalition forces have thrown the DPRK several streets.
What North Korea can really use to protect itself is nuclear weapons and missiles. With a huge army force + missiles + nuclear weapons, North Korea can unilaterally crush Korea without the presence of United States. However, it is precisely because of the existence of United States and the existence of the variable of the "United Nations Army" that the DPRK and the ROK seem to be making a fierce quarrel this time, but in fact it is difficult to really fight.
Because all sides know that once a war breaks out on the peninsula, no one will be able to get any benefits. In history, it is not once or twice that the DPRK and the ROK have spoken harshly and threatened each other, and the two sides have always found a delicate balance in the "extreme pull". This "balance of power" has kept the peninsula relatively peaceful for decades.
Fundamentally speaking, the DPRK's current military expansion is more for the United States and South Korea to see, and it is an indication that it cannot show weakness in the face of a strong opponent. North Korea's bright family background shows the country's attitude: not afraid of things, but not soft persimmons. More importantly, the control behind the situation on the peninsula is still inseparable from the two major powers, China and the United States. At this moment, neither China nor the United States is willing to start a showdown on the peninsula. Therefore, in the future, we will continue to see the DPRK and the ROK making ruthless remarks and "flexing their muscles" to each other, but as long as China is present, the flames of war will never recur at the 38th parallel.