North Korea claims almost 5 million have signed up to join its already enormous army

North Korea's state newspaper reported Thursday that 4.7 million students and workers have expressed a desire to enlist or reenlist in the nation's army, potentially adding a major boost in manpower to what is already one of the largest armed forces in the world. It is difficult for outside analysts to gauge the accuracy of the report […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/09/28/north-korea-claims-almost-5-million-have-signed-up-to-join-its-already-enormous-army/