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 01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to 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

01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine

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

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