History UsefulNotes / NorthKoreansWithNodongs

North Korea also developed its own weapons industry, starting with the Nodong missile (the TropeNamer), and eventually nuclear weapons, cheating the UsefulNotes/UnitedNations inspectors in their "peaceful" quest for nuclear energy. In 1994, the U.S. and North Korea signed a treaty intended to halt the North's nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions, with the Clinton administration operating under the assumption that North Korea would collapse anyway following the death of Kim Il-sung. Once that did not happen, and once the Republican party gained control of the U.S. Congress and opposed the treaty, believing it to be tantamount to appeasement, the deal broke down.

* ''VideoGame/{{Homefront}}'' has them (well, technically UsefulNotes/SouthKoreansWithMarines commanded by the DPRK) [[AlternateHistoryWank unite with South Korea, annex Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Phillipines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Laos, and Taiwan]] and then ''invade the United States''. This staggering explosion of North Korea's military strength is the result of ExecutiveMeddling out of fear of being BannedInChina, as the invading army were originally meant to be an alliance of China and North Korea (who could conceivably successfully invade ''some'' of the aforementioned nations before international intervention would take place).

* ''Film/RedDawn2012'', after reshoots to avoid getting BannedInChina, has them as the invaders. And you thought China invading the US was implausible.

* ''Film/RedDawn2012'' remake involves this plot. And you thought China invading the US was implausible.

* North Korean soldiers are also featured in ''VideoGame/{{Crysis}}'', most likely as a CaptainErsatz [[BannedInChina for the significantly more plausible]] [[UsefulNotes/ChineseWithChopperSupport People's Liberation Army]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Homefront}}'' has them (well, technically UsefulNotes/SouthKoreansWithMarines commanded by the DPRK) [[AlternateHistoryWank unite with South Korea, annex Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Phillipines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Laos, and Taiwan]] and then ''invade the United States''. This overstatement of North Korea's military strength is partially a result of ExecutiveMeddling out of fear of being BannedInChina, as the antagonists were originally meant to be an alliance of Chinese and North Korean soldiers (who could conceivably invade ''some'' of the aforementioned nations before international intervention would take place).

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[[caption-width-right:250:Must be out of ammunition again.]]

([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] North Koreans who have BarbieDollAnatomy.)

Like the KPA and KPN, the KPAF does not lack in quantity but has serious issues with quality. The majority of their 1700 aircraft (though estimates put the number at closer to 940) are Cold War era relics, which only roughly 400 more modern fighters acquired from Russia and China. Their most advanced air-to air fighter is the Mig-29U/B fighter from the 1990s, purchased from Russia. The KPAF only possess 30 such planes and since it is incredibly valuable to the KPAF, only the best pilots are allowed to fly it and the plane is given the important task of defending Pyongyang's airspace. The most numerous and widely fielded fighter in the KPAF inventory is the Mig-21PFM, a fighter from the 1950s and 1960s. They even have a number of [[SchizoTech biplane transports]] that they favor because [[BoringButPractical they can be operated from short, improvised landing strips and are notoriously hard to detect on radar]]. KPAF military doctrine is mostly based off the old Soviet air doctrine, as well as their experiences with American heavy bombing during the Korean War. As a result, the KPAF is mostly concerned with air defence, mostly consisting of fighters and interceptors. This is complemented by the world's densest air defence network, with some 12,000 [[MoreDakka Anti-Aircraft Guns]], [[MacrossMissileMassacre up to 1000 heavy SAM's]], mobile SAM sites, radar facilities and some 17,000 Man Portable Air Defence systems. The North Koreans may lack in sophistication when it comes to air defense, but they make up for it with brute force and sheer quantity. The KPAF also operates hidden underground bases and airfields built into mountains. Satellite imagery shows runways leading into mountainsides all around the country, meant to hide aircraft from sight and attack.

Of course, Kim Jong-un is the Commander in Chief, in his capacity as Chairman of the State Affairs Commission. The Korean Worker's Party (though its Central Military Commission ) also has control over the KPA to ensure that no one in the army will challenge Kim. Though technically, the Commander in Chief of the KPA is still Kim Il-sung, as he was declared "Eternal President", followed by his second in command Kim Jong-il, "Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission". Both of these people are dead, by the way.

One frightening statistic is that they have something like ''thirteen thousand'' artillery pieces and South Koreas capital city is only around thirty miles from the border. In the event of open war breaking out, the number of civilian casualties could be staggering if North Korea shells and rockets the city with everything it can throw at it.

As far as equipment goes the KPAGF has some modern weaponry like Type 88 Assault Rifles (a AK-74 clone) with awesome helical magazines and Pokpung-Ho tanks. And on the other hand they have some ancient weaponry like T-34-85 tanks and PPSH-41 Submachine guns in reserve.

* ''VideoGame/{{Homefront}}'' has them (well, technically [[UsefulNotes/SouthKoreansWithMarines]] commanded by the DPRK)
[[AlternateHistoryWank unite with South Korea, annex Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Phillipines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Laos, and Taiwan]] and then ''invade the United States''. This overstatement of North Korea's military strength is partially a result of ExecutiveMeddling out of fear of being BannedInChina, as the antagonists were originally meant to be an alliance of Chinese and North Korean soldiers (who could conceivably invade ''some'' of the aforementioned nations before international intervention would take place).

* ''VideoGame/{{Homefront}}'' has them [[AlternateHistoryWank unite with South Korea, annex Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Phillipines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Laos, and Taiwan]] and then ''invade the United States''. This overstatement of North Korea's military strength is partially a result of ExecutiveMeddling out of fear of being BannedInChina, as the antagonists were originally meant to be an alliance of Chinese and North Korean soldiers (who could conceivably invade ''some'' of the aforementioned nations before international intervention would take place).

(Not to be confused with North Koreans who have BarbieDollAnatomy.)

* North Korea is featured in the Film/JamesBond film ''Film/DieAnotherDay''.

* Plenty of movies from UsefulNotes/SouthKorea deal with the North Korean military. It's worth noting that, unlike the United States, South Korea actually is within attacking distance of North Korea, making the such movies more realistic.

North Korea is the most militarized country in the world today; they have the third-largest army in the world behind China and America, with about a fifth of its able-bodied men in the military and the rest in the reserve or WPRG and over 30% of national GDP going to military expenses. It has a Worker and Peasant Guard as a paramilitary, numbering 3 to 5 million (though they are mostly armed with UsefulNotes/WorldWarII weaponry), a relatively huge, if outdated, weapons industry, and has its countryside dotted with bases of all sorts. This has led to the saying that North Korea isn't a country with a military, it's a military with a country.

* ''VideoGame/SplinterCellChaosTheory'' has a North Korean anti-ship missile sink a U.S. Navy vessel right before they launch an all-out attack on South Korea. Two missions involve Sam infiltrating a North Korean missile battery to obtain intelligence on the circumstances of the launch, and the mission after takes him to war-torn Seoul, right in the middle of a massive NKA garrison. [[spoiler: The missile was remotely launched by the real BigBad, and North Korea is being manipulated the entire time.]]

* ''VideoGame/SplinterCell: Chaos Theory'' has a North Korean anti-ship missile sink a U.S. Navy vessel right before they launch an all-out attack on South Korea. Two missions involve Sam infiltrating a North Korean missile battery to obtain intelligence on the circumstances of the launch, and the mission after takes him to war-torn Seoul, right in the middle of a massive NKA garrison. [[spoiler: The missile was remotely launched by the real BigBad, and North Korea is being manipulated the entire time.]]

As far as equipment goes the KPAGF has some modern weaponry like Type 88 Assault Rifles (a AK-74 clone) with awesome helical magazines and Pokpung-Ho tanks. And on the other hand they have some ancient weaponry T-34-85 tanks and PPSH-41 Submachine guns in reserve.

North Korea is the most militarized country in the world today; they have the third-largest army in the world behind China and America, with about a fifth of its able-bodied men in the military and the rest in the reserve or WPRG and over 30% of national GDP going to military expenses. It has a Worker and Peasant Guard as a paramilitary, numbering 3 to 5 million (though they are mostly armed with UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Weaponry), a relatively huge, if outdated, weapons industry, and has its countryside dotted with bases of all sorts. This has led to the saying that North Korea isn't a country with a military, it's a military with a country.