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Korea moves to accelerate production of automatic firearm ammunition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Korea is revving up production of automatic firearm ammunition, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a Daily NK source in North Korea said Tuesday that the country is \u201cproducing ammunition to meet the specs of [newly developed] firearms,\u201d adding that the \u201cperformance of the ammunition currently in production has been doubled to increase revolutions and speed to match the long barrels of the new firearms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said several calibers are in production \u201cas there are several types of new firearms,\u201d and that the authorities \u201cplan to distribute weapons and ammunition to each unit in line with their combat duties.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daily NK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20230831-2\/\">reported<\/a> in late August that North Korea had developed a new sniper rifle, which it plans to distribute first to the 11th Corps, or so-called Storm Corps, a special forces unit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, North Korea still lacks the money, supplies, electricity and manpower to produce the ammunition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGenerally speaking, munition factories don\u2019t have the wherewithal to produce the new ammunition,\u201d the source said. \u201cThis is because they operate to produce only the amounts stipulated in their annual quotas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That being said, given how North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for increasing production capacity of weapons during his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/PYH20230814013500325\">recent inspections<\/a> of key munition factories, reminding them that \u201cthe material level of the country\u2019s war preparations depends on the development of munition industries,\u201d some factories are mobilizing all resources on hand to urgently produce ammunition, the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTo carry out an emergency task, the Workers&#8217; Party must provide money, the necessary supplies and electricity, ensure worker attendance and supply work uniforms, tools and other items,\u201d the source said. \u201cSpecially designated munition plants in Chagang Province and North Pyongan Province are producing ammunition, even though [government] support is lacking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, North Korea plans to export its old ammunition, with the remainder either provided to militia units or used in training. This suggests that North Korea is exporting not only weapons, but also ammunition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are exporting what existing ammunition we have,\u201d the source said. \u201cAs for the ammunition we can\u2019t export, we plan to provide it to the armories of militia units, Worker-Peasant Red Guards and Red Youth Guards and expend it during exercises.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In late July, North Korean media released of photos of Kim Jong Un at a weapons exposition with a Russian military delegation visiting North Korea to celebrate Pyongyang\u2019s \u201cvictory\u201d in the Korean War on July 27. The North Korean leader was shown providing personal explanations of the systems on display, and state-run media published severeal reports on Kim\u2019s inspections of munitions factories. Following these reports, speculation emerged that North Korea was gearing up to export weapons to Russia to relieve the country&#8217;s arms shortages due to the war in Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daily NK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-continues-export-weapons-russia-iran-syria-others\/\">reported<\/a> in late August that North Korea is smuggling weapons and ammunition to armed groups overseas, including Russia, though a source confirmed that the DPRK is adhering to a rule that prohibits the sale of newly produced weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Translated by David Black. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources who live inside North Korea, China and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous due to security concerns. More information about Daily NK\u2019s reporting partner network and information gathering activities can be found on our FAQ page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/faq\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20230905-2\/\"><i>Read in Korean<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea is revving up production of automatic firearm ammunition, Daily NK has learned. 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