SEOUL: North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing a record number of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Thursday (Feb 9), including what
showcasing a record number of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Thursday , including what analysts said was possibly a new solid-fueled ICBM.
Wearing the black coat and fedora combination favoured by his grandfather and North Korea's founding leader Kim Il Sung, Kim attended the Feb 8 parade with his wife, Ri Sol-ju, and daughter Ju Ae, state media photographs showed. The weapons on show included at least 10 of the country's largest Hwasong-17 ICBMs, plus vehicles apparently designed to carry a solid-fueled ICBM, Seoul-based specialist site NK News reported., which could help make its nukes harder to detect and destroy.
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