{"id":200,"date":"2015-09-22T18:31:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T09:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang-2\/2015\/09\/report\/civil_force_anti-aircraft_troops_reorganized_-_wariness_over_china\/"},"modified":"2018-08-24T18:21:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:21:32","slug":"civil_force_anti-aircraft_troops_reorganized_-_wariness_over_china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2015\/09\/military\/civil_force_anti-aircraft_troops_reorganized_-_wariness_over_china\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Force Anti-Aircraft Troops Reorganized - Wariness Over China?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Civil Force Anti-Aircraft Troops Reorganized - Wariness Over China? The North Korean military is supported by paramilitary \"Civil Defense\". These consist of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards(<\/span>\ub85c\ub18d\uc801\uc704\ub300<\/span>), the Instruction Corps(<\/span>\uad50\ub3c4\ub300<\/span>) and the Young Red Guards (<\/span>\ubd89\uc740\uccad\ub144\uadfc\uc704\ub300<\/span>). Collectively, they are estimated to comprise of 3.5 million personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n Among these civil defense forces, anti-aircraft units positioned at key state facilities, including large state enterprises and railway stations, are tasked with defending DPRK air space. <\/p>\n Frequent anti-aircraft drills are carried out in preparation for an enemy attack. Our North Korean reporting partner from North Hamkyung Province reported that the state is currently reorganizing these units on a large scale.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong> <\/span>2015\/September\/22
Edit by CHOI Gyeong-ok<\/em>, Rimjin-gang
<\/span><\/span><\/span><This article first appeared in the Korean and Japanese edition of Rimjin-gang on 28 July 2015> <\/span><\/p>\n