N. Korea's military parade scaled down than usual, showcases no new missiles
- 6 years ago
North Korea forged ahead with a military parade on the eve of the Olympics,... and footage of the parade was revealed later in the evening on Thursday.
Unlike in the past, the regime remained relatively quiet,... choosing not to broadcast it live.
The scale of the parade has also been reduced.
Oh Jung-hee reports.
On the eve of the opening day of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, North Korea went ahead with a military parade... to commemorate its military foundation day.
The parade, however, was smaller in scale than usual.
Nevertheless, Pyongyang took it as an opportunity to showcase its key weapons and missiles.
The Pukguksong-2 missile, an intermediate range ballistic missile using solid fuel engine, was revealed.
Following were the Hwasong-12, Hwasong-14,... and the Hwasong-15, an intercontinental ballistic missile,... which can fly over 13-thousand kilometers,... putting the whole continental United States within reach.
But new types of ICBMs or SLBMs -- like Hwasong-13 or Pukguksong-3 -- were not revealed.
Pyongyang's military parade took place for roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes,... just half the time of the previous one in April last year.
And unlike in the past, the parade was not broadcasted live.
Instead, the regime released a recorded and edited footage of the parade roughly five hours after it ended. Moreover, no foreign press was present at the event.
Such downscaled parade follows Pyongyang's declaration that it completed its nuclear weapons program, thus achieving nuclear statehood.
Speculations are that the regime is paying more attention to the international community's response and to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics atmosphere down in South Korea... where on top of its athletes and cheerleaders, a high-level delegation that includes Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong will be visiting.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
Unlike in the past, the regime remained relatively quiet,... choosing not to broadcast it live.
The scale of the parade has also been reduced.
Oh Jung-hee reports.
On the eve of the opening day of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, North Korea went ahead with a military parade... to commemorate its military foundation day.
The parade, however, was smaller in scale than usual.
Nevertheless, Pyongyang took it as an opportunity to showcase its key weapons and missiles.
The Pukguksong-2 missile, an intermediate range ballistic missile using solid fuel engine, was revealed.
Following were the Hwasong-12, Hwasong-14,... and the Hwasong-15, an intercontinental ballistic missile,... which can fly over 13-thousand kilometers,... putting the whole continental United States within reach.
But new types of ICBMs or SLBMs -- like Hwasong-13 or Pukguksong-3 -- were not revealed.
Pyongyang's military parade took place for roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes,... just half the time of the previous one in April last year.
And unlike in the past, the parade was not broadcasted live.
Instead, the regime released a recorded and edited footage of the parade roughly five hours after it ended. Moreover, no foreign press was present at the event.
Such downscaled parade follows Pyongyang's declaration that it completed its nuclear weapons program, thus achieving nuclear statehood.
Speculations are that the regime is paying more attention to the international community's response and to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics atmosphere down in South Korea... where on top of its athletes and cheerleaders, a high-level delegation that includes Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong will be visiting.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.