North Korean leader attends military parade with daughter, doesn’t give speech



News North Korean leader attends military parade with daughter, doesn’t give speech State media report makes no mention of Kim Jong Un messages to US or ROK at event featuring tactical nukes and ICBMs Colin Zwirko \| Jeongmin Kim February 9, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kim Jong Un and his daughter after watching the Feb. 8 military parade in Pyongyang \| Image: Rodong Sinmun (Feb. 9, 2023) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a military parade in Pyongyang on Wednesday featuring the country’s largest nuclear missiles, with his daughter joining him on the viewing stand, according to state media. Rodong Sinmun photos showed more than a dozen intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), including what appeared to be new solid-fuel ICBMs, and other weaponry paraded through Kim Il Sung Square as fireworks exploded in the skies above. But state media coverage did not show Kim making any speeches at the event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). The party-run newspaper’s report briefly insulted © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korean leader attends military parade with daughter, doesn’t give speech

State media report makes no mention of Kim Jong Un messages to US or ROK at event featuring tactical nukes and ICBMs

Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim February 9, 2023

North Korean leader attends military parade with daughter, doesn’t give speech

Kim Jong Un and his daughter after watching the Feb. 8 military parade in Pyongyang | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Feb. 9, 2023)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a military parade in Pyongyang on Wednesday featuring the country’s largest nuclear missiles, with his daughter joining him on the viewing stand, according to state media.

Rodong Sinmun photos showed more than a dozen intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), including what appeared to be new solid-fuel ICBMs, and other weaponry paraded through Kim Il Sung Square as fireworks exploded in the skies above. But state media coverage did not show Kim making any speeches at the event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Korean People’s Army (KPA).

The party-run newspaper’s report briefly insulted

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