Kim Jong Un’s forgotten toys: The fighting vehicles at the Feb. 8 parade



Analysis Kim Jong Un’s forgotten toys: The fighting vehicles at the Feb. 8 parade Flood of new tech has all but dried up, as North Korea pulls out more ICBMs but little in way of conventional weapons Joost Oliemans February 10, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea's main battle tank at the Feb. 8 military parade in Pyongyang \| Image: KCNA (Feb. 9, 2023) North Korea’s meticulously choreographed mass celebrations can seem as though they’ve continuously intensified since Kim Jong Un’s ascension to power. The now annual events can seem like a neverending rising tone: forever escalating the threat posed by the isolated nation’s armed forces. Just like the ever-rising Shepard tone, however, this phenomenon is in some ways an illusion. It’s true that the latest DPRK military parade on Wednesday featured more strategic ballistic missiles, in particular intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), than ever before. And the new type of solid-fuel design is a Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine

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Kim Jong Un’s forgotten toys: The fighting vehicles at the Feb. 8 parade

Flood of new tech has all but dried up, as North Korea pulls out more ICBMs but little in way of conventional weapons

Joost Oliemans February 10, 2023

Kim Jong Un’s forgotten toys: The fighting vehicles at the Feb. 8 parade

North Korea's main battle tank at the Feb. 8 military parade in Pyongyang | Image: KCNA (Feb. 9, 2023)

North Korea’s meticulously choreographed mass celebrations can seem as though they’ve continuously intensified since Kim Jong Un’s ascension to power. The now annual events can seem like a neverending rising tone: forever escalating the threat posed by the isolated nation’s armed forces.

Just like the ever-rising Shepard tone, however, this phenomenon is in some ways an illusion.

It’s true that the latest DPRK military parade on Wednesday featured more strategic ballistic missiles, in particular intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), than ever before. And the new type of solid-fuel design is a

01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats
08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine

Kim Jong Un’s forgotten toys: The fighting vehicles at the Feb. 8 parade

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