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Ask a North Korean: how do North Koreans prepare for war and natural disasters?

"When it comes to war-related threats, the DPRK is equipped with an anti-U.S.-terrorism strategy"
Tae-il Shim November 21, 2019
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Ask a North Korean: how do North Koreans prepare for war and natural disasters?
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Good morning, afternoon, and evening to all our NK News readers, wherever you may be in the world, and welcome to today’s installment of Ask a North Korean: the feature where you ask our very own North Korean writers your questions about life on the ground in the DPRK.

Today’s question comes from Richard, who asks about what policies North Korea has put in place for its people in the event of a disaster.

North Korean propaganda is constantly reminding its people of the threat from outside, and measures have been put in place to protect the population from these

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