NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY

Created: 3/9/1993

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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY

NORTH KOREA: Rn ponds lo Tram Spirit Exercise

Armed Forces Commander Kim Chong-il publicly announcedKorea wassemistate of war'* and ordered lulltoday in response to the US-Southry exercise."

Both the declaration and full -combat mobtlhralion" are standard response to Team Spirit and other perceived military threats. The measures, which were mosi recently implemented durir the Gulf war. appear designed primarily to impress upon the populace the need for sacrifice. P'yongyang may order additional steps, such as civil defense evacuation drills, reserve callups. and orders for military units to man underground

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