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Getting in to the singdom through human intelligence, and that's where we would really get a sense of what's truly going on. >> general, it seems like we've been on the brink now for more than a week. and it was several days ago at this point when north korea moved those mobile missiles. no test launches. we thought they were coming. is this just an empty threat at this point by the north koreans? >> well, i wouldn't call it empty, because they have the capability. they moved the missiles. they prepared them for launch. they can be launched at any moment. they're completely mobile. all you hav...

♪ column upon column of highly disciplined soldiers. this is north korea's massive fighting force and they're watching what's going on. they're trained specifically to wage war against south korean and american military forces on the korean peninsula. cnn's tom foreman and cnn contributor retired u.s. army general spider marks take a closer look. >> wolf, the cornerstone of everything we've been talking about for the past couple of weeks is the north korean army. general, walk us through the force of this army. >> this is an army that has over about 1 million folks under arms, very large r...

Watching what's going on. they're trained specifically to wage war against south korean and american military forces on the korean peninsula. cnn's tom foreman and cnn contributor retired u.s. army general spider marks take a closer look. >> wolf, the cornerstone of everything we've been talking about for the past couple of weeks is the north korean army. general, walk us through the force of this army. >> this is an army that has over about 1 million folks under arms, very large reserve component. mandatory service, from a couple of years up to ten years. >> a large force, particularly large ...

Korean conflict. >> completely where the armistice was signed, when the cease-fire was signed back in '53, 1953, is where a lot of those units remain today. >> and beyond that, there is the question of the sheer number of people that they have. >> they have the fifth largest military in the world. over 1 million men under arms. that's on the active component. the reserve component has about 8 million folks. that's about the largest reserve military component in the world and they can be mobilized at a moment's notice. >> are they considered to be well trained? >> the active component very well...

The military conflict. >> right. >> when the cease-fire was signed back in '53, 1953, is where a lot of the units remain today. >> and beyond that, there is this question of the sheer number of people that they have. for really quite small country, massive army. >> they have the fifth largest military in the world. over a million men under arm. that's on the active component. the reserve component has 8 million folks that's about the largest reserve component military in the world. they could be mobilized at a moment's know it's the. >> are they considered to be well trained? >> the active com...