Rodong Sinmun
North Korea: 3.5mn volunteers 'ready to retaliate against US'
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At least 3.5 million young people and retired soldiers have joined the North Korean military to fight in the event of a war against the US, state media said, adding that people are rising up "to retaliate against" Washington.
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