Joson Inmingun

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Joson Inmingun is the Korean name for the Korean People's Army, the military force of North Korea.

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instanceOf military organization
allegiance Democratic People's Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korea

Workers' Party of Korea
associatedWith military-first policy of North Korea
borderDisputeInvolvement Korean Demilitarized Zone
Northern Limit Line
commandStructure Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
State Affairs Commission of North Korea
controls Korean People's Internal Security Forces (historical influence)
country North Korea
doctrine asymmetric warfare
forward defense
engagedIn Korean War
foundingContext post-World War II Korea
garrisonLocation Pyongyang
hasBranch Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
Korean People's Army Ground Force
Korean People's Army Navy
Korean People's Army Special Operation Force
Korean People's Strategic Rocket Forces
hasCapability artillery
ballistic missiles
conventional warfare
special operations
ideology Juche
Songun
legalStatus official armed forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
motto Defend the Headquarters of the Revolution at the Cost of Our Lives
nativeName 조선인민군
partOf state apparatus of North Korea
primaryOpponent Republic of Korea Armed Forces
United States Forces Korea
regionServed Korean Peninsula
role national defense
protection of the ruling regime
shortName KPA
symbol red star
rifle and bayonet emblem
trainingFocus mass mobilization
political indoctrination
translatedName Korean People's Army
type air force
army
navy
special operations force
strategic missile force
usesLanguage Korean

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North Korean media hasComponent Joson Inmingun