North Korea: S. Korean Report Sees North With 200,000 Special Ops Forces
October 13, 2010
The South Korean Ministry of Defense says North Korea has significantly increased its special operations forces, reports the Korea Times.
According to a ministry report, Pyongyang now has more than 200,000 commandos who are trained for irregular warfare against the South, up from around 120,000 in 2006.
The North Korean military is also said to have about 1,000 ballistic missiles, 2,500 tons to 5,000 tons of chemical weapons, some 700 long-range artillery weapons and around 70 submarines.
Pyongyang also maintains a cyberwarfare force of as many as 700 hackers, according to the South.
In addition, North Korea has hundreds of Scud missiles and around 200 Rodong missiles. It is also believed to have developed an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of 1,900 miles (3,000 km).
The report says Pyongyang may be developing the Taepodong-2 missile with a range of 4,200 miles (6,700 km).
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