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North Korea is showing off more than just massive missiles, but its new military hardware may be less than meets the eye
The variety of weapons and gear that North Korea put on display in October may belie the actual extent of its ongoing military modernization.
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North Korea's October parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea unveiled an array of new weapons, from armored vehicles to intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The weaponry reflects Pyongyang's ongoing military modernization, but the variety of weapons and gear on display in the parade may belie the actual extent of that modernization.
In October, North Korea unveiled new military hardware in a parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The biggest attention-getters were, unsurprisingly, the missiles, especially the Pukguksong-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), and the Hwasong-16, which, if real, would be the largest liquid-fueled and road-mobile missile ever made.
But before those missiles appeared at the end of the parade, North Korea's impressive modernization of its conventional forces was on full display.