This picture, taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on April 15, 2012 shows missiles on vehicles during a military pararade commemorating the 100th birth anniversary of former North Korean President Kim Il Sung (AFP Photo/Kns)
AFP: N. Korea showcases new 'nuclear' long-range missile: state TV
North Korea on Saturday showed off what it said were long-range ballistic missiles carrying miniaturised nuclear warheads, its latest claim to the sophisticated technology which state television said could destroy enemies in a "sea of fire".
Rows of the intercontinental ballistic missiles known as KN-08, which some think could fly far enough to reach the continental US, were paraded through the capital as part of a massive military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers Party.
A defence analyst in Seoul said the new missile appeared to have been modified to allow it to be fitted with a miniature nuclear warhead -- a claim echoed by North Korea's state TV -- but others experts said it was impossible to tell.
WNU Editor: It is impossible to determine what this missile is capable of .... but it does reveal North Korea's determination to have an intercontinental missile capability.
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