{"id":114818,"date":"2024-10-16T14:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114818"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:15:50","slug":"north-korea-says-1-4-million-apply-to-join-army-amid-tensions-with-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114818","title":{"rendered":"North Korea says 1.4 million apply to join army amid tensions with South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"primary-gallery\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"primary-gallery__detail__yLb14 primary-gallery__with-caption-padding__2MIl5\">\n<p>Item 1 of 4 Young people, including students and youth league officials, sign petitions to join or return to the army this week, according to North Korean state media, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea&#8217;s official Korean Central News Agency October 16, 2024.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__ultra_small__37j9j body__full_width__ekUdw body__ultra_small_body__1lUQl primary-gallery__caption__1UdH8\"><b data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__inherit-size__1DZJi body__base__22dCE body__ultra_small_body__1lUQl primary-gallery__pagination__1O2FW\">[1\/4]<\/b><span>Young people, including students and youth league officials, sign petitions to join or return to the army this week, according to North Korean state media, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea&#8217;s official Korean Central News Agency October 16, 2024. <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_ link__with-icon__3x3oD collapsible-caption__license__Nbbf3\">Purchase Licensing<span><span class=\"link__suffix__7-NUb\"> Rights<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"NewTabSymbol\" class=\"link__new-tab-symbol__3T19s link__move-left__2zPIr collapsible-caption__symbol__eZoN7\" fill=\"#666\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\"><path fill=\"#666\" d=\"M15 6c.6 0 1 .4 1 1s-.4 1-1 1H9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v14a1.1 1.1 0 0 0 .2.6c.1.2.4.4.8.4h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-6c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v6a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H9a3 3 0 0 1-2.2-.9A3 3 0 0 1 6 23V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3Zm10 0 .4.1.5.5.1.4v6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1s-1-.4-1-1V9.4l-5.3 5.3a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3 1 1 0 0 1-.7-.3 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4L22.6 8H19c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1Z\"\/><\/svg><span style=\"border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap\">, opens new tab<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ContextWidget\" class=\"context-widget__container__3fXK0 context-widget__with-scroll__1cg1b article-body__context_widget__1xxEe\">\n<div class=\"context-widget__content__1X4Oq\">\n<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary__summary__31feP\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\">North Korea accuses Seoul of provocative drone incursionPyongyang blew up inter-Korean roads and rail lines this week<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\">Seoul&#8217;s defence ministry warns of regime&#8217;s end if harm inflicted<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\">Experts see North using drone accusation to rally public support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SEOUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) &#8211; North Korean state media said on Wednesday around 1.4 million young people had applied to join or return to the army this week, blaming Seoul for a provocative drone incursion that had brought the &#8220;tense situation to the brink of war&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">The fiery rhetoric comes after North Korea last week <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/south-korea-denies-north-koreas-claim-it-sent-drones-into-pyongyang-yonhap-2024-10-11\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">accused<\/a> Seoul of sending drones over Pyongyang that scattered a &#8220;huge number&#8221; of anti-North leaflets. It then <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/north-korea-blows-up-parts-inter-korean-roads-its-side-s-korean-military-says-2024-10-15\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">blew up<\/a> inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the border on Tuesday, and <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/north-korea-set-blow-up-cross-border-roads-with-south-amid-drone-row-seoul-says-2024-10-14\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">warned<\/a> that the South would &#8220;pay a dear price&#8221;.<\/div>\n<p>The young people, including students and youth league officials who had signed petitions to join the army, were determined to fight in a &#8220;sacred war of destroying the enemy with the arms of the revolution,&#8221; the official KCNA news agency said.<\/p>\n<p>Photographs published by KCNA showed what it said were young people signing petitions at an undisclosed location.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If a war breaks out, the ROK will be wiped off the map. As it wants a war, we are willing to put an end to its existence,&#8221; the KCNA report said, using the initials of the South&#8217;s official name, the Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has previously made similar claims about young people scrambling to enlist at a time of heightened tensions, though such statements from the isolated state are difficult to verify.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">Last year, state media reported on <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/north-korea-claims-almost-800000-people-have-signed-up-military-fight-against-us-2023-03-17\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_ link__with-icon__3x3oD\">800,000 of its citizens<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"NewTabSymbol\" class=\"link__new-tab-symbol__3T19s\"><path fill=\"#666\" d=\"M15 6c.6 0 1 .4 1 1s-.4 1-1 1H9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v14a1.1 1.1 0 0 0 .2.6c.1.2.4.4.8.4h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-6c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v6a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H9a3 3 0 0 1-2.2-.9A3 3 0 0 1 6 23V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3Zm10 0 .4.1.5.5.1.4v6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1s-1-.4-1-1V9.4l-5.3 5.3a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3 1 1 0 0 1-.7-.3 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4L22.6 8H19c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1Z\"\/><\/svg><span style=\"border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap\">, opens new tab<\/span><\/a> volunteering to join the North&#8217;s military to fight against the United States. It also <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/world\/us-politics\/north-korea-says-nearly-35-million-volunteer-for-peoples-army-as-tensions-rise-idUSKBN1AS091\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">said<\/a> in 2017 that nearly 3.5 million workers, party members and soldiers volunteered to serve.<\/div>\n<p>According to data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), North Korea has 1.28 million active soldiers and about 600,000 reservists, with 5.7 million Worker\/Peasant Red Guard reservists among many unarmed units.<\/p>\n<p>Seoul&#8217;s defence ministry did not comment on the latest KCNA report, but has warned that if North Korea inflicts harm on the safety of South Koreans, that day will be &#8220;the end of its regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_6__1qUJ5 heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_6__RtD9P article-body__heading__33EIm\">FLARE-UP IN TENSION<\/h2>\n<p>Amid rising tension, vice foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan are scheduled to hold talks in Seoul on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>An official at Seoul&#8217;s unification ministry handling inter-Korean affairs said Pyongyang might be seeking to consolidate people&#8217;s unity and build logic for a provocation by kindling and exaggerating tension against the South.<\/p>\n<p>There also seemed to be public pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over economic challenges, the official said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">Park Won-gon, a professor at the Ewha Womans University in Seoul, said North Korea appears to be using the drone incident to rally people against the South in line with its push to sever cross-border ties and promote a &#8220;<a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/threatening-shift-north-korea-moves-redefine-relations-with-south-2024-01-04\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">two-state<\/a>&#8221; 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