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North Korea as a Threat – the Numbers
According to the United States North Korea is a serious threat.
North Korea is “the greatest immediate threat to the United States” White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster.
North Korea is “a threat to the civilized world and international peace and stability.” President Donald Trump.
You be the judge. Here are the
numbers. United
States North Korea Economy
Population 326
million 25 million Gross Domestic
Product (PPP) 18.6 trillion 40
billion GDP per capita
(PPP) 57,600 $1,800 Government
Budget Expenditure 3,85 trillion 3.3
billion Labour Force 159
million 14 million Electricity
Production (KWh) 4.08 trillion 13.4 billion
Defence Expenditure 587
billion 7.5 billion Military
Global Fire Power Index
(of 133) 1 23 Total
Aircraft 13,762 944 Attack
Aircraft 2,785 575 Attack
Helicopters 947 20 Armoured
Fighting
Vehicles 41,062 4,100 Aircraft
Carriers 19 0 Destroyers 63 0 Nuclear
Warheads 6,800 Less than
10
References:
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/02/politics/mcmaster-potential-war-north-korea/index.html
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/11/06/541176/US-Trump-Japan-Asia-Korea
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