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North Korea's Economic Strategies: How Office 39 Fuels the Kim Regime
North Korea’s military expenditures are exorbitant, approximately $1 billion annually, consuming a staggering 30-40% of the country’s total production. With the world’s fifth-largest army and one of the few nuclear-armed nations, the military plays a crucial role in the public image of this communist monarchy. But the core question remains: how does a nation largely ostracized from the global economy finance its military ambitions and maintain the regime?