"Kim Jong-un's adventure close to gambling" may lead to fatal consequences... [Y Record]

■ Host: Kim Sun-young Anchor
■ Starring: Moon Sung-mook, Director of the Unification Strategy Center of the Korea Institute for National Strategy

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◇Anchor> I heard that the North Korean soldiers in that video are special forces and named Storm Corps. He looks quite young, but it's the first time in North Korea that he has sent troops like this, so I'm also curious about the public opinion in North Korea.

◆Moon Sung-mook> There is a possibility that it will just go viral because North Korea does not inform the residents. Because if the sons were dispatched, the parents would know that the sons went, and I think it would be spreading even if it was kept as confidential as possible. North Korea separates special forces into separate military types. We are the land, sea, and air force, but North Korea divides special forces into separate military types, and the storm troop you just mentioned refers to the 11th Corps. It's the 11th Army Corps of the Army Ground Forces, and it's a special warfare unit, but North Korean soldiers go to the military before they turn 20. You're young. As you can see on the screen, North Korea is showing off that. North Korea's strategic tactics now are a combination of regular and non-regular warfare, and that's why 200,000 people have non-regular and special warfare units. It's very different from us. So, the 11th Corps, the so-called Storm Corps, which was the parent of the 8th Special Corps in the past. There are about eight brigades from four brigades, and since these personnel have been decided to be sent, Kim Jong-un has a lot of things he wants to gain, but I think it's a gamble. You can get what you want, but you can also get that fatal damage. For example, a significant number of people are killed when they are sent to the battlefield. Then, the Kim Jong-un era is the first time among the three hereditary regimes of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un.

◇Anchor> Wouldn't it be hard to hide that then?

◆Moon Sung-mook> Of course. If that happens, no matter how much North Koreans can't speak due to oppression and real threats, can they keep their mouth shut when their children are dying? And is there a justification for this war? What's the reason? There is no justification, so in a way, there is a lot of agitation from the residents, but aren't these young men sent to North Korea's MZ generation? They're from the MZ generation. Isn't there a rumor that 18 people have defected from the military? It can be a great chance for them to find their freedom. If so, if a large number of people desert, Kim Jong-un could have a really fatal result. The fact that you can't get what you want and that can happen. We'll have to wait and see.



Excerpted from the conversation: Lee Mi-young, editor of the digital news team

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