N.Korea unveils record number of missiles

RT.com, 9 Feb, 2023- North Korea has again flexed its muscles, with a display in its capital Pyongyang on Wednesday of what experts soon observed was the largest number of intercontinental ballistic missiles that it has ever paraded. The show of military force featured eleven of its newest Hwasong-17 rockets.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday that the “grand” event had been held to celebrate the DPRK military’s 75th anniversary.
The country’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un watched the proceedings along with his wife Ri Sol-ju and their daughter Kim Ju-ae.

Among the “ultra-modern military hardware” featured in the parade were what KCNA described as “tactical nuclear weapons operation units.” These were followed by Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which, according to the state-run media, represent the “tremendous nuclear-strike capability of the DPRK.”

 The message to any potential foes was a “nuke for [a] nuke and an all-out-confrontation for an all-out-confrontation,” the report explained.