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North Korean military modernization efforts

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has initiated a directive for a “Korean-style military revolution” aimed at transforming the Korean People's Army into a world-class force. During the Third Congress of Company Commanders in Pyongyang on October 22 and 23, Kim instructed that all army companies be converted into elite, self-sufficient, and independent combat units. Kim emphasized that strengthening individual companies is the most efficient method for overall military transformation. He mandated that units must be “ideologically and spiritually purified,” technically proficient, and maintain strict discipline. The directive also calls for continuous and intensive training to ensure total combat readiness for ~~warfare.~~ warfare, which Kim described as a “primary revolutionary task.” He further instructed the military to accelerate this transformation based on the North Korean model while maintaining the army as an institution of the Party and ideology. This military push occurs amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, following a recent incident in the Demilitarized Zone involving an explosion on September 21 that injured three South Korean soldiers. While Seoul attributed the explosion to North Korean landmines, Pyongyang has rejected those claims and has not responded to offers to resume military communications. Both nations have reported the matter to the UN Security Council.

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