State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade



State Media Review State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade An in-depth analysis of military parade festivities, Pyongyang fashion tips, and a potentially harmful sandstorm Seung-Yeon Chung April 30, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kim Jong Un speaks to Ri Pyong Chol, a newly reinstated military official, and Jo Yong Won at a 90th KPRA founding celebratory banquet \| Image: KCTV (April 12, 2022) This week, North Korea celebrated the founding anniversary of the country’s armed forces with a massive military parade. The country had prepared for the event since at least early February, trotting out hundreds of different Korean People’s Army (KPA) units, long-range missiles and other weapons technology. North Korea aimed to achieve two likely goals with the parade. First, the country showed off thier military capabilities in an effort to project strength abroad and show Kim Jong Un’s confidence amid recent state media reports of a “food crisis” and other issues. Second, Kim sent a message 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 China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade

An in-depth analysis of military parade festivities, Pyongyang fashion tips, and a potentially harmful sandstorm

Seung-Yeon Chung April 30, 2022

State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade

Kim Jong Un speaks to Ri Pyong Chol, a newly reinstated military official, and Jo Yong Won at a 90th KPRA founding celebratory banquet | Image: KCTV (April 12, 2022)

This week, North Korea celebrated the founding anniversary of the country’s armed forces with a massive military parade. The country had prepared for the event since at least early February, trotting out hundreds of different Korean People’s Army (KPA) units, long-range missiles and other weapons technology.

North Korea aimed to achieve two likely goals with the parade. First, the country showed off thier military capabilities in an effort to project strength abroad and show Kim Jong Un’s confidence amid recent state media reports of a “food crisis” and other issues. Second, Kim sent a message

State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade

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