Thursday, February 8, 2018

North Korea Holds Massive Military Parade Ahead Of Olympics



CNN: Kim Jong Un watches parade of North Korean tanks, missiles and troops

(CNN)Troops, missiles and tanks rolled into North Korea's historic Kim Il Sung Square Thursday in a highly anticipated parade of military might on the eve of South Korea's Winter Olympics.

The choreographed display involved hundreds of soldiers marching in unison, planes soaring above and four of Pyongyang's newest and most sophisticated missile, the Hwasong-15. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched all of it from a balcony above.

The parade is being held to mark the day Kim's grandfather, Kim Il Sung, formed the Korean People's Army, and came as celebrations started in the South for the Games in the resort city of Pyeongchang.

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More News On Today's Massive North Korean Parade

N. Korea tries to steal Olympic thunder with missiles on parade -- CBS News
North Korea holds military parade ahead of Olympics -- The Hill
North Korea flexes muscles ahead of Winter Olympics with military parade -- DW
North Korea holds military parade on eve of Olympics -- AFP
North Korea shows off tanks, missiles ahead of Olympic Games -- USA TODAY
North Korea stages military parade on eve of Olympics -- Al Jazeera
North Korea shows off new ICBM at military parade -- TASS
N. Korea displays ICBM during military parade -- Korea Times
N. Korea displays ICBMs during low-key military parade -- Yonhap News
North Korea Military Parade: What Missiles Were On Display? -- International Business Times
North Korea wants you to know it has at least 7 nuclear missiles that can hit the US -- Business Insider

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