North Korea's Military In 3 Maps

North Korea's Military In 3 Maps -- Business Insider

The Office of the Secretary of the Defence has released its annual report to Congress on North Korea’s military, and the findings are worrying.

The report is long and gives a full account of the North Korean military. The majority of the information can be summarized through these three maps below.

The majority, 70%, of North Korea’s ground forces are deployed in a forward strike position within 100 kilometers of the demilitarized zone. Ground forces include long-range cannons and rocket artillery that can fire deep into South Korean territory, even reaching as far as the South Korean capital Seoul.

However, economic failings and food shortages have led to many troops being ill equipped and poorly trained.

Due to this, North Korea is beginning to rely more heavily on its well fed and highly trained special forces and the idea of asymmetrical warfare.

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My Comment: No map (yet) on where are North Korea's ballistic missiles.