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N.Korea Boosts Border-Control Troops
North Korea has set up a new army corps near its northern borders to tighten border controls, the Defense Ministry here says in the 2014 Defense White Paper published Tuesday. It is presumably tasked with cracking down on defectors, guarding munitions facilities and reinforcing troop strength near the border with China and Russia.
Intelligence authorities are citing something called a "Very Slender Vessel," a 30 m-long stealth ship with defenses against radar detection. The North is also continuing to build small submersibles such as a 120-ton salmon-class submarine and a 300-ton shark-class submarine. The North also dug shelters for special troops along the frontline near the demilitarized zone. South Korean military authorities were on the alert in November when there was a sudden increase in parachute jump exercises for special troops using AN-2 planes, the aircraft for low-altitude infiltration. Posted by: Steve White 2015-01-08 |
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