* Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile at a Pyongyang parade
* State media said Kim Jong Un took centre stage after the Eighth Workers' Party congress came to an end
* Kim vowed to vowed to bolster his nuclear and missile programme to send Joe Biden a message of strength
* North Korea's economy has tanked due to sanctions and natural disasters which have destroyed crops
Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president.
State media said Kim Jong Un took centre stage after the five-yearly congress of the ruling Workers' Party, at which the North Korean leader decried the US as his country's 'foremost principal enemy'.
The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released photos of Kim wearing a black fur hat and leather trench coat, smiling widely and gesturing from a podium as thousands of troops and civilian spectators filled Kim Il Sung Square, named after his grandfather and North Korea's founder.
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More News On Last Night's North Korea Military Parade
N Korea Holds Huge Military Parade as Kim Vows Nuclear Might -- US News and World Report/AP
North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles after rare party congress -- Reuters
N. Korea displays new submarine-launched ballistic missile during parade -- Korea Herald/Yonhap
North Korea displays ballistic missiles at parade -- The Hill
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