Kim Jong Un Readies Military Parade to Showcase Nuclear Push
- Kim’s propaganda machine will likely broadcast parade later
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North Korea appears to be staging its first military parade in almost a year, providing leader Kim Jong Un a platform to show off his latest weapons after threatening to exponentially expand his nuclear arms programs.
Illuminated jets flew low over Pyongyang and music could be heard in Kim Il Sung Square in the center of the city in the early hours of Wednesday, suggesting a parade was being held, specialist service NK News reported. Citing South Korean military officials it didn’t identify, Yonhap News said the parade was underway.