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

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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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