N.Korea Imposes Martial Law Ahead of Nuclear Test – Media

[Purveyor]

MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has issued a secret order to put the country under martial law in preparation for a third nuclear test in its history, a South Korean newspaper reported on Thursday.

Kim Jong-un convened an emergency meeting with top defense and security officials last Saturday and supposedly said: “The country will be under martial law starting from midnight on January 29, and all the frontline and central units should be ready for a war,” Korean Joongang Daily reported, citing an unidentified source.

The paper also speculated that the new nuclear test could be held either on February 16, the birthday of former leader Kim Jong-il, or February 25, the inauguration day of South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye.

North Korea vowed on January 23 to strengthen its military capabilities and step up its controversial nuclear program shortly after the UN Security Council imposed new sanctions on the country over the December rocket launch.

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http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20130131/179151454/NKorea-Imposes-Martial-Law-Ahead-of-Nuclear-Test--Media.html

[Throd]

1. Would anyone there notice a difference?

[Arctic Dave]

2. Like certain parts of the US, probably not.

Read that as "poor neighborhoods".