THREAD — Here's what we know about North Korea's latest military parade:
- North Korea rolled out what looks like four Pukguksong-class submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). No ICBM spotted.
- Kim Jong Un attended the event wearing a leather jacket and fur hat.
- North Korea rolled out what looks like four Pukguksong-class submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). No ICBM spotted.
- Kim Jong Un attended the event wearing a leather jacket and fur hat.
- North Korea also showed off short-range ballistic missiles, tanks and other armored vehicles.
- State media said the parade is meant to show people both at “home and abroad” that the DPRK’s military and nuclear weapons capabilities are strong.
- State media said the parade is meant to show people both at “home and abroad” that the DPRK’s military and nuclear weapons capabilities are strong.
- On Thursday, an informed source told NK News that military aircraft illuminated with LED lights were flying in formation over Kim Il Sung Square just after 7 p.m. local time, later releasing fireworks mid-flight.
State media photo shows aircraft making Workers' Party logo:
State media photo shows aircraft making Workers' Party logo:
- The procession of marching soldiers from all major military units was led by Korean People’s Army (KPA) Marshal Pak Jong Chon and Kim Jong Un’s special cavalry unit that was first introduced at the Oct. 2020 parade.
- “The new SLBM and SRBM emphasize continued progress in development of better solid propellant missiles," nuclear policy expert @nktpnd told NK News in an interview.
- The event comes just days after Kim Yo Jong called S. Koreans "top-class idiots" for monitoring the parade
- The event comes just days after Kim Yo Jong called S. Koreans "top-class idiots" for monitoring the parade
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