{"id":43563,"date":"2020-01-17T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=43563"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:57:27","slug":"kim-jong-un-urges-wartime-readiness-after-soleimani-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/kim-jong-un-urges-wartime-readiness-after-soleimani-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong Un urges wartime readiness after Soleimani killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military to adopt a stance of &#8220;wartime readiness&#8221; on Jan. 4, following the US assassination of an Iranian general, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The order came just a day after the US military assassinated Iranian general and commander of the Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, on Jan. 3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In orders given to the General Staff Department (GSD) and General Political Bureau of the KPA on Jan. 4, Kim Jong Un reportedly ordered that \u201cWe must resolutely obliterate the enemy\u2019s irregular movements in the new year and urge wartime readiness in carrying out the historical calling of defending the leader and the Party center to the death,\u201d according to a military source on Dec. 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cenemy\u2019s irregular movements\u201d seems to refer to the operation undertaken by the US Joint Special Operations Command in the early hours of Jan. 3, when a drone-fired missile completely destroyed the vehicle carrying Soleimani as well as two escort vehicles. The phrase appears to refer to a risk of a similar targeted killing taking place against North Korea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KIM ORDERS THE START OF THE &#8220;THREE-PRONGED TRAINING PROGRAM&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Jan. 4, Kim also instructed the GSD to \u201cplan and execute a \u2018three-pronged command training program\u2019 and assume a full combat mobilization stance so that [North Korea] will be able to resolutely obliterate any and all schemes by the enemy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March, the last month of the country\u2019s winter military drills, the North Korean military customarily conducts exercises that place two opposing sides against each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38766\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc11c\uc6b8\ub958\uacbd\uc218\uc81c105\ud0f1\ud06c\uc0ac\ub2e8.jpg\" alt=\"korean people's army\" width=\"1000\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc11c\uc6b8\ub958\uacbd\uc218\uc81c105\ud0f1\ud06c\uc0ac\ub2e8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc11c\uc6b8\ub958\uacbd\uc218\uc81c105\ud0f1\ud06c\uc0ac\ub2e8-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc11c\uc6b8\ub958\uacbd\uc218\uc81c105\ud0f1\ud06c\uc0ac\ub2e8-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc11c\uc6b8\ub958\uacbd\uc218\uc81c105\ud0f1\ud06c\uc0ac\ub2e8-696x450.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc11c\uc6b8\ub958\uacbd\uc218\uc81c105\ud0f1\ud06c\uc0ac\ub2e8-650x420.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An image from the Korean People&#8217;s Army winter river-crossing drill in January 2018. \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While these exercises mobilize the entirety of the country\u2019s military and paramilitary forces, including the regular standing army and Worker-Peasant Red Guards, military sources said that they pale in comparison to the \u201cthree-pronged command training program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The core of the \u201cthree-pronged command training program\u201d is simulating a situation where North Korea\u2019s military leadership has been wiped out. This requires the commands of each branch of the KPA, including the infantry, navy, and air force, to directly take control of lower-level military units.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exercise essentially aims to train field commanders to effectively execute operations without orders from higher-ups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three-pronged command training program also includes guerrilla warfare drills focused on simulating scenarios where North Korean military leaders cooperate to mount attacks on the enemy\u2019s military leadership after mounting global positioning system (GPS) spoofing attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MILITARY LEADERS LOYALTY TO THE REGIME TESTED<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following Kim\u2019s orders, the military is reportedly in a state of high tension.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Military leaders all understand that Kim\u2019s orders to protect him from enemy threats are essentially a way for him to test how loyal they are to the regime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEveryone is on edge, because the exercises are a test of each branch\u2019s operational and military staff capacity,\u201d one source told Daily NK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMilitary leaders are working their units hard because they don\u2019t want to be seen as being unprepared for the outbreak of a real war,\u201d he added.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea reported on Soleimani\u2019s assassination in articles published in the Rodong Sinmun article on Dec. 6 and Dec. 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by Violet Kim<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/%E7%BE%8E-%ED%95%80%EC%85%8B-%EC%A0%9C%EA%B1%B0%EC%97%90-%ED%99%94%EB%93%A4%EC%A7%9D-%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80-%E5%85%A8%E8%BB%8D%EC%97%90-%EC%88%98%EB%A0%B9-%EA%B2%B0%EC%82%AC%EC%98%B9\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military to adopt a stance of &#8220;wartime readiness&#8221; on Jan. 4, following the US assassination of an Iranian general, Daily NK has learned. 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