North Korea showed off some new weapons for its ‘Day of the Sun’ parade.
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North Korea invited the world’s press into the country this week, as part of the celebrations for the 105th birth anniversary of its founder, Kim Il Sung.
It was a rare glimpse into the highly secretive regime, which has scant resources and regularly suffers famines, but has been developing its nuclear weapons program aggressively.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used Saturday’s parade to show off the country’s new ballistic missiles and military hardware.
A senior North Korean politician also said North Korea was prepared for a “nuclear war” and “all out war” against the US, if president Donald Trump continued his aggressive rhetoric about the country.
