Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops kicked off a large-scale military drill simulating an all-out attack by North Korea, which has condemned the joint drill as a “declaration of war.” The annual Ulchi Freedom exercise is largely computer-simulated, but still involves 50,000 Korean and 3,000 US soldiers. The drill plays out a full-scale invasion scenario by North Korea and both Seoul and Washington insist it remains purely defensive in nature.
Facts About North Korea
- North Korea is the world’s only nation to currently have a US Navy ship captured.
- Kim II-Sung was the founder of North Korea.
- North Korea has its own operating system called Red Star OS.
- In 2013, North Korea’s president killed his own uncle by throwing him naked into a cage with 120 starving dogs.
- Possessing Bibles, watching South Korean movies and distributing pornography may be punished with death in North Korea.
- North Korea’s space agency is called “NADA”.
- North Korea holds elections every 5 years in which the ballots list only one candidate.
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