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North Korean state media reported on October 16 that more than a million young people have signed up to join or rejoin the military this week amid tensions with South Korea.
1.4 million young people, including students and youth league officials, signed the petition to join the military, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
“Millions of young people have turned out in the nationwide struggle to wipe out the ROK scum who committed a serious provocation of violating the sovereignty of the DPRK through a drone infiltration,” the news agency said, referring to both countries by their official acronyms.
The announcement came after North Korea accused Seoul on October 11 of sending drones over Pyongyang that scattered a “huge number” of anti-North leaflets. North Korea then blew up inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the border on October 15, and warned that the South would “pay a dear price”.
There was no immediate comment from South Korea, which has previously warned that if North Korea inflicts harm on the safety of South Koreans, that day will be “the end of the North Korean regime”.
It’s worth noting that vice foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan are scheduled to hold talks in Seoul on October 16.
Tensions between the north and south began to rise earlier this year. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared South Korea a “primary foe” and said unification was no longer possible. Since then, the North has since been taking steps to cut inter-Korean relations and has stepped up the testing of advanced weapon systems.
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