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 01Trump doesn’t need a grand deal with Kim, but rather small coordinated actions 02North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data 03North Korea tensions expose Seoul’s uneasy relationship with UN Command 04North Korea’s politburo meeting hints at secret changes to senior officials 05The bureaucracy test: Signs to look for before a Trump-Kim summit 06China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry 07North Korea’s old alliance with Tanzania quietly finds new life 08North Korea has named its price for reopening UK’s embassy in Pyongyang 09Why Trump’s new counter-cybercrime model curiously leaves out North Korea 10The Kremlin veteran tasked with keeping Russia-North Korea’s alliance on track

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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

LATEST ANALYSIS

01Trump doesn’t need a grand deal with Kim, but rather small coordinated actions
02North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data
03North Korea tensions expose Seoul’s uneasy relationship with UN Command
04North Korea’s politburo meeting hints at secret changes to senior officials
05The bureaucracy test: Signs to look for before a Trump-Kim summit
06China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry
07North Korea’s old alliance with Tanzania quietly finds new life
08North Korea has named its price for reopening UK’s embassy in Pyongyang
09Why Trump’s new counter-cybercrime model curiously leaves out North Korea
10The Kremlin veteran tasked with keeping Russia-North Korea’s alliance on track

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

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