Military power of Israel & North Korea
Country: | Israel (IL) | North Korea (KP) |
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Capital: | Jerusalem (internationally unrecognized) | Pyongyang |
Population: | 9,353,610 | 25,549,604 |
Area: | 20,770 km2 | 120,540 km2 |
More: | Israel military forces description | North Korea military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 21.7 billion $ | 1.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 5.6% | 4.9% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 169,500 | 1,280,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 465,000 | 600,000 |
Available for military: | 1,797,960 | 6,515,279 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 1,650 | 6,000 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 6,135 | 4,000 | |
Total artillery: | 1,000 | 13,000 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 650 | 4,500 | |
Rocket artillery: | 48 | 5,000 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 618 | 906 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 41 | 349 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 230 | 35 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 154 | |
Helicopters: | 128 | 202 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 15 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 74 | 525 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 6 | |
Corvettes: | 7 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 75 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Israel
Although not certain, there is a rumour that Israel was the sixth country in the world that managed to research and develop their own nuclear arsenal. However, they did not confirm that fact. Still, a lot of sources claim that they managed to prepare fully working nuclear warheads in 1966. In spite of such early dates, Israel has not joined the NPT. Up to this day, they do not confirm nor deny the possibility of having nuclear arsenal. As a result of that, Israel is said to apply quite effective, yet affordable deterring policy.
According to many organizations, the estimated numbers of nuclear weapons that Israel possesses varies from 80 up to even 200 ready to be launched nuclear weapons. What is more, there are also rumours that Israel managed to prepare special missiles that can be operational from submarines.
North Korea
Although at the beginning North Korea joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, they withdrew from it on January 2003. It was a consequence of the United States accusation. The USA government claimed that North Korea was unofficially funding a program of uranium enrichment. Because of that, they cancelled the 1994 Agreed Framework treaty and cut off the energy assistance. Two years after withdrawing, the officials from North Korea claimed that they own operational nuclear arsenal. In spite of North Koreans assurances, the United States did not believe that North Korea really posses such weapons. As a result, the government of North Korea decided to conduct tests.
There were three tests that North Korea initially conducted. The first one, with the yield of less than a kiloton, took place in 2006. However, to show that this was in fact a nuclear detonation, North Koreans conducted second and third tests, respectable in 2009 and 2013. The maximum power of the blast of the aforementioned tests can be estimated to be up to 40 kilotons. However, a lot of sources claim that yield did not surpass 10-15 kilotons. Noteworthy is also the fact that in 2016, North Korea announced that they have conducted their first hydrogen-bomb test.
Military service
Israel
18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24 (women).
North Korea
18 is presumed to be the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; 16-17 is the presumed legal minimum age for voluntary service.