North Korea says 1.4M young people have enlisted in its military

Mar 20, 2023

Karah Rucker Anchor/Producer

By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Producer), Stacey Chamberlain (Producer/Editor)

There is a profound amount of censorship in North Korea. What residents there know about the North and South’s conflict comes directly from their dictator, and anti-American rhetoric is working on North Korea’s people.

More than 1.4 million young people have enlisted in North Korea’s military in the last few days, according to state media. Based on the enlistment numbers, nationalism in North Korea is thriving.

North Korea government held recruitment events across the country to grow its military. The service members vowed to defend their country, unify the two Koreas and “annihilate” the enemy.

North Korea is conducting consecutive drills. It has been firing off some of the largest missiles in its arsenal since the U.S. and South Korea started holding joint military exercises one week ago.

The latest ballistic firing from North Korea on Monday simulated a nuclear attack on South Korea. Kim Jong-un has instructed his military to hold more drills in the coming days. He is preparing them for nuclear counterattacks, how to properly handle nuclear weapons and how to execute attack plans.

The U.S. and South Korea still have four more days of military drills. These are expected to be followed by more missile showings from North Korea.

Tags: Kim Jong Un, Military Drills, North Korea, South Korea

KARAH RUCKER: THERE IS A PROFOUND AMOUNT OF CENSORSHIP IN NORTH KOREA. WHAT THEIR PEOPLE KNOW OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH’S CONFLICT – COMES DIRECTLY FROM THEIR DICTATOR. AND ANTI-AMERICAN RHETORIC IS WORKING ON ITS PEOPLE.

MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ENLISTED IN NORTH KOREA’S MILITARY IN THE LAST FEW DAYS ALONE, ACCORDING TO STATE-RUN MEDIA – NATIONALISM IN THE NORTH IS THRIVING.

THE COUNTRY’S GOVERNMENT HELD RECRUITMENT EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO GROW ITS MILITARY. THE SERVICE MEMBERS VOWING TO DEFEND ITS COUNTRY, “UNIFY THE TWO KOREAS” AND “ANNIHILATE THE ENEMY.

NORTH KOREA HAS BEEN CONDUCTING DRILL AFTER DRILL – FIRING OFF SOME OF ITS LARGEST MISSILES IN ITS ARSENAL – EVER SINCE THE U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA STARTED HOLDING JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES ONE WEEK AGO.

THE LATEST BALLISTIC FIRING FROM THE NORTH ON MONDAY SIMULATED A NUCLEAR ATTACK ON SOUTH KOREA. KIM JONG UN HAS INSTRUCTED HIS MILITARY TO HOLD MORE DRILLS IN THE COMING DAYS…PREPARING THEM FOR NUCLEAR COUNTERATTACK POSTURE, PROPERLY HANDLING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AND EXECUTING ATTACK PLANS.

THE U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA STILL HAVE FOUR MORE DAYS OF MILITARY DRILLS – SURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY MORE MISSILE-SHOWINGS FROM THE NORTH.