North Korea Loves Military Parades—Will Kim Jong Un Bring Out the Big Guns?
Country to mark 75th Workers’ Party anniversary with nuclear talks at a standstill ahead of U.S. election
By Timothy W. Martin and Andrew Jeong
Oct. 8, 2020 11:34 am ET
SEOUL—North Korea’s first military parade in two years is expected to feature throngs of spectators and plenty of propaganda, but the most closely watched element will be what, if any, new weapons leader Kim Jong Un puts on display for the world.
The grandiose event, a Saturday celebration marking the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party founding, presents Pyongyang with a chance to showcase its latest missile technology during a quiet time for diplomacy and just weeks before the U.S. presidential election.
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