You skipped the end of that first sentence: > Due to the United States’ ability to overwhelm almost any opponent with technology and firepower, the KPA emphasi

You skipped the end of that first sentence: > Due to the United States’ ability to overwhelm almost any opponent with technology and firepower, the KPA emphasizes asymmetric warfare in conjunction with large numbers of SOF units. [emphasis mine] Which seems to imply that NK is, indeed, preparing for something more like Vietnam, Afghanistan, or the second Iraq war, or at least whoever prepared this believes they are.