Kim Jong Un Shows Nuclear Missiles to Russia, China at Parade

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Kim Jong Un, center, with Sergei Shoiguand, left, and Li Hongzhong, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 27.Source: KCNA/KNS/AP Photo

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By Shinhye Kang and Sangmi Cha

July 28, 2023 at 1:42 AM UTC

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July 28, 2023 at 8:52 AM UTC

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Kim Jong Un was joined by high-level delegations from Russia and China at a military parade in Pyongyang where North Korea showed off its newest missile designed to deliver a nuclear warhead to the US.

Among the weapons on display was North Korea’s Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile and a new array of drones, video of the event on state media showed. Kim stood between Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Li Hongzhong, a member of the Communist Party of China’s 24-member Politburo as tens of thousands of soldiers shouted their undying loyalty to the leader.