First high resolution shots from #NorthKorea’s latest military parade.
One more of the new SRBM.
And, for convenience, a few close-ups of the new SLBM (Pukguksong-5) and the new unnamed solid-fuel SRBM.
(Note: it’s technically Pukguksong-5ㅅ. We also saw a Pukguksong-4ㅅ at the October parade. Unclear what specifically the ㅅ suffix signifies, but it’s new in how North Korea does its internal missile designations.)
That description suggests a lower-profile affair compared to October 2020, at least in terms of weapon systems that were paraded (as was expected, given what we could see from space).
Over-promising and under-deliverying on a Covid-19 vaccine of all things seems to augur poorly for China’s image around the world wsj.com/articles/china…
We saw a version of this play out last year with sub-par PPE deliveries. I’d imagine the basic reaction to Sinovac’s apparent underperformance won’t be charitable—especially for countries that made big bets.
This offers an approach whereby after Biden inherits office, he signs a law—passed with a simple majority in both houses—declaring Trump’s presidency illegal after Jan. 6 due to the insurrection theconstitutionalist.org/2021/01/11/sec…
Beginning to think that the -15º C conditions could have resulted in the parade failing to meet standards. Still early and we might yet see edited footage released.