Tension between the two Koreas has increased dramatically in recent days, at a time when observers fear that a series of subsequent tests are the prelude to a major test, such as a nuclear weapon detonation or a small attack on Korea. South.
What are the military capabilities of the two countries in the event of a similar conflict outbreak?
North Korea’s military capabilities:
- It has an army of over 1 million and 800,000 soldiers, as well as 4.5 million reserves, according to the website’s classification "global focus" Military.
- Annual military expenditures of up to $ 3.5 billion.
- The fourth largest army in the world in terms of number of soldiers and the 30th in the world by military strength.
- The available workforce exceeds 13 million people.
- The total population exceeds 25,381 million.
- Eligible for military service 10,123 million people.
- The air fleet has 949 warplanes, a variety of fighters, aircraft and special operations.
- Number tanks It includes 6,045, 10,000 armored vehicles, 800 self-propelled artillery and 2,110 rocket launchers.
- It has about 994 marine pieces in the naval fleet.
- It does not own aircraft carriers or destroyers.
South Korea’s capabilities:
- Military budget 44 billion dollars.
- Its army ranks sixth in the world, according to the website "global focus".
- It has a workforce of 25,709 million people.
- Its population exceeds 51 million people.
- Eligible for military service 21,081 million people.
- The number of active forces is 580,000, out of a total of 3 million and 600,000 SoldiersAnd it has a reserve force of 1.3 million soldiers.
- It owns 1649 warplanes, a variety of fighter and attack aircraft dedicated to attack and military transport.
- 2,614 tanks, 14,000 armored vehicles, 3,040 self-propelled artillery and 575 rocket launchers.
- It has 12 destroyers and two aircraft carriers, 18 frigates, 12 cruisers, 83 submarines and 416 naval patrols.
Arsenal of Horror:
According to site data "Global fire arc"Previous comparisons concern traditional weapons, human and military strength of the two Koreas and do not include what they possess Pyongyang From an arsenal of ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads because they are shrouded in secrecy.
According to military reports, North Korea It has significant nuclear capabilities, and the US and South Korean intelligence services believe Pyongyang has:
- Between 10 and 16 nuclear weapons.
- More than a thousand ballistic missiles of different ranges.
- The massive stockpile of chemical weapons is the third in the world.
- In 2016, he successfully tested a hydrogen bomb as part of his radioactive bombs.
- You have ballistic missiles like "Hwaseong 10".
- It seeks to develop its 5,500 ICBMs at a range of 10,000 kilometers.
- It has an abundance of substance "Lithium-6" which are used in the production of hydrogen bomb fuel.
- Missiles developed "Shield".
- industry missiles "Nodong" And"Taepo Dong 1" And"Taepo Dong 2" and rockets "Toshka 02"It is an intercontinental ballistics, some of which have a range of up to 4 thousand kilometers.
- In October 2020 it revealed a missile "Hwaseong-17"presented as the most powerful ICBM.
What are the expert assessments of Pyongyang’s experiences?
Military expert Jalal Al-Taweel says North Korea has already become a nuclear power since the 1990s, as it uses nuclear weapons It serves as a deterrent, to keep out any part that tries to interfere on the Korean peninsula.
Add to site "Sky News Arabia"The northern neighbor is trying to develop its nuclear weapons to reach the American island of Guam in the western Pacific, thousands of kilometers away, and some of its movements are at the behest of the Chinaso that Washington and its allies remain concerned about the events in Northwest Asia.
As for the French expert, Antoine Bondaz, says North Korea’s tests this year on some 32 missiles are similar to all the ones it tested during the entire period of rule of its former leader Kim Jong Il, between 1994. and 2011.
He explained that the regime of Korean leader Kim Jong-un is developing its ballistic and nuclear capabilities after the hegemony South Korea On the region in terms of armament and military aviation, noting it is still revealing its weapons and accuracy, including missiles that managed to penetrate its southern neighbor’s defense.
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These developments come in the midst of an overhaul been united His strength after the Pyongyang missiles, and the extension of the exercises with Seoul, during which he called the strategic nuclear bomber “B-1B” to participate in the exercises, which raises the heat of the atmosphere and the pace of the challenge that predicts danger.
Tension between the two Koreas has increased dramatically in recent days, at a time when observers fear that a series of subsequent tests are the prelude to a major test, such as a nuclear weapon detonation or a small attack on Korea. South.
What are the military capabilities of the two countries in the event of a similar conflict outbreak?
North Korea’s military capabilities:
- It has an army of over 1 million and 800,000 troops, as well as 4.5 million reserves, according to the classification of the military website “Global Fire”.
- Annual military expenditures of up to $ 3.5 billion.
- The fourth largest army in the world in terms of number of soldiers and the 30th in the world by military strength.
- The available workforce exceeds 13 million people.
- The total population exceeds 25,381 million.
- Eligible for military service 10,123 million people.
- The air fleet has 949 warplanes, a variety of fighters, aircraft and special operations.
- Number tanks It includes 6,045, 10,000 armored vehicles, 800 self-propelled artillery and 2,110 rocket launchers.
- It has about 994 marine pieces in the naval fleet.
- It does not own aircraft carriers or destroyers.
South Korea’s capabilities:
- Military budget 44 billion dollars.
- Its army ranks sixth in the world, according to the “Global Fire” website.
- It has a workforce of 25,709 million people.
- Its population exceeds 51 million people.
- Eligible for military service 21,081 million people.
- The number of active forces is 580,000, out of a total of 3 million and 600,000 SoldiersAnd it has a reserve force of 1.3 million soldiers.
- It owns 1649 warplanes, a variety of fighter and attack aircraft dedicated to attack and military transport.
- 2,614 tanks, 14,000 armored vehicles, 3,040 self-propelled artillery and 575 rocket launchers.
- It has 12 destroyers and two aircraft carriers, 18 frigates, 12 cruisers, 83 submarines and 416 naval patrols.
Arsenal of Horror:
According to data from the ‘Global Fire Bow’ website, previous comparisons concern the traditional weapons, manpower and military strength of the two Koreas and do not include what they own. Pyongyang From an arsenal of ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads because they are shrouded in secrecy.
According to military reports, North Korea It has significant nuclear capabilities, and the US and South Korean intelligence services believe Pyongyang has:
- Between 10 and 16 nuclear weapons.
- More than a thousand ballistic missiles of different ranges.
- The massive stockpile of chemical weapons is the third in the world.
- In 2016, he successfully tested a hydrogen bomb as part of his radioactive bombs.
- It has ballistic missiles like the Hwasong-10.
- It seeks to develop its 5,500 ICBMs at a range of 10,000 kilometers.
- It has an abundance of “lithium-6”, which is used to make hydrogen bomb fuel.
- Scud missiles developed.
- industry missiles “Nodong”, “Taepo-dong-1”, “Taepo-dong-2” and the “Tochka-02”, which are ICBMs, some of which have a range of 4,000 kilometers.
- In October 2020 it unveiled the Hwasong-17, billed as the most powerful ICBM.
What are the expert assessments of Pyongyang’s experiences?
Military expert Jalal Al-Taweel says North Korea has already become a nuclear power since the 1990s, as it uses nuclear weapons It serves as a deterrent, to keep out any part that tries to interfere on the Korean peninsula.
He added to “Sky News Arabia” that the northern neighbor is trying to develop its nuclear weapons to reach the American island of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean, thousands of kilometers away, and that some of its movements are for want of Chinaso that Washington and its allies remain concerned about the events in Northwest Asia.
As for the French expert, Antoine Bondaz, says North Korea’s tests this year on some 32 missiles are similar to all the ones it tested during the entire period of rule of its former leader Kim Jong Il, between 1994. and 2011.
He explained that the regime of Korean leader Kim Jong-un is developing its ballistic and nuclear capabilities after the hegemony South Korea On the region in terms of armament and military aviation, noting it is still revealing its weapons and accuracy, including missiles that managed to penetrate its southern neighbor’s defense.
