North Korea shows off new missiles in huge military parade, but doesnt test nuke
Source: Washington Post
TOKYO North Korea put on a huge military spectacle Saturday to celebrate its founders birthday, parading its series of new and technologically advanced missiles in front of Kim Jong Un, and in a defiant show of force in front of the world.
North Korea did not, however, carry out another nuclear test or ballistic missile launch, against widespread speculation that it would seek to celebrate Kim Il Sungs 105th birthday with a bang.
April 15 is the most important day in the North Korean calendar, and Kim Jong Un has celebrated his grandfathers birthday with great fanfare as a way to boost his own legitimacy as the successor to the communist dynasty.
North Korea presented two of its newest missiles at the parade in Kim Il Sung Square on Saturday, including the submarine-launched ballistic missile it successfully fired last year and the land-based version it launched last month.
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underpants
(182,839 posts)One of the missiles looked similar to the KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile that North Korea had included in previous parades. This missile has a theoretical range of about 7,500 miles, which is enough to reach all of the United States from North Korea, said Joshua Pollack, editor of the Nonproliferation Review.
It also put two ICBM canisters, which protect solid-fueled missiles from the effects of the environment, on the trucks that had carried the ICBMs previously. One may have been a KN-14, another missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, although it has a slightly shorter range.
The trucks that carried the missile canisters were Chinese ones that had been exported to North Koreas forestry ministry but have shown up in military parades like this one.
Saturdays display was worrying, Hanham said.
cstanleytech
(26,299 posts)missile all you need is some paint and other things and throw in a little time and just about anyone can make one that looks real but making one that is real that can launch and making a number of them? That takes a hell of alot more tech and resources and I dont see N Korea having enough of all of that to pull it off in great numbers atleast not without help from a friendly neighbor.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)republican draft dodgers with tiny hands, and Darkside Korean Whackdoodles, are soooo pathetically insecure.
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)They were cited by the Health Department...
LeftInTX
(25,398 posts)You owe me a new keyboard!!
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)But..like the MOAB they do sport snazzy paint jobs.
LeftInTX
(25,398 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)What will/should the US do when and if they do test another nuke?
bucolic_frolic
(43,196 posts)Tea Party types from chats this morning, aching for a showdown
This is a good sheriff fight to them