"At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in coming weeks. The parade, which began in the rain Friday night at Pyongyang's main square and marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party,"
"He also praised the thousands of North Korean soldiers he sent to Russia to join its war against Ukraine, saying they displayed "heroic fighting spirit" and "ideological and spiritual perfection" in a battle for "international justice and genuine peace." Edited footage from North Korean state television showed what appeared to be tens of thousands of spectators packed into the brightly lit square, cheering and waving the national flag as columns of goose-stepping soldiers and missile-mounted vehicles rolled through the rain-soaked streets."
North Korea displayed a new Hwasong-20 ICBM and other powerful nuclear-capable weapons during a massive Pyongyang parade attended by foreign leaders. The event marked the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party and emphasized an expanding arsenal that could potentially target the U.S. mainland and regional rivals. Kim Jong Un called for the military to grow into an invincible force and praised thousands of troops sent to Russia for fighting in Ukraine. State television footage showed large, cheering crowds, goose-stepping soldiers, and missile-mounted vehicles moving through rain-soaked streets. The Hwasong-20 was described as the country’s most powerful strategic weapon.
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