Kim goes ballistic: North Korean dictator threatens ‘nuclear justice’ as he shows off new missiles and submarine arsenal at Day of the Sun parade led by tens of thousands of goose-stepping, fanatically-chanting troops
Kim saluted thousands of soldiers at Kim Il-sung Square during the Day of the Sun celebrations
A top official vowed at the parade to ‘beat down enemies with the power of nuclear justice’
Choe Ryong Hae also said the country would ‘instantly counter with an annihilating strike’ if the US attacked
US officials feared Kim Jong-un would mark the national holiday by launching sixth nuclear weapons test
A worrying number of weapons were on display, including prototypes of intercontinental ballistic missiles
Large crowds cheered as sword-wielding soldiers marched in a perfectly choreographed display
The country’s goal is to put a nuclear warhead on an ICBM capable of reaching the continental United States
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles were also on show for the first time, indicating advancing technology
The regime has accused Trump of provoking armed conflict and issued multiple warnings of retaliation
DAILYMAIL.COM
15 April 2017
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un gleefully applauded as he watched a display of the country’s military might during the secretive state’s Day of the Sun – and his regime warned of an ‘annihilating strike’ if the US attacks.
Kim, wearing a Western-style suit at Kim Il-sung Square, saluted formations of soldiers who yelled out ‘long live’ to celebrate the 105th anniversary of his grandfather’s birth.
The dictator has accused President Donald Trump of provoking his nation towards armed conflict with a series of increasingly aggressive moves, including sending the USS Carl Vinson to the Korean peninsula.
US officials feared Kim Jong-un would mark the national holiday by launching North Korea’s sixth nuclear weapons test, since the country has used previous holidays to showcase its military prowess.
The despot, who did not speak during the annual parade, flaunted prototypes of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which experts fear could one day be capable of striking mainland America.
One of Kim’s top officials, Choe Ryong Hae, today vowed North Korea would ‘beat down enemies with the power of nuclear justice’.
He told the packed-out square: ‘If the United States wages reckless provocation against us, our revolutionary power will instantly counter with annihilating strike, and we will respond to full-out war with full-out war and to nuclear war with our style of nuclear strike warfare.’
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) were also among the sophisticated military hardware on show for the first time, indicating an improving technological capability that could help it evade anti-missile systems.
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