SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's unprecedented nighttime military parade on Saturday showcased an unusually broad array of new weapons, from a show-stopping "monster" ballistic missile to previously unseen battle tanks. "Kim Jong Un’s speech was not threatening to the United States, instead labelling North Korea's nuclear forces as self-defensive," said Bruce Klingner, a retired CIA North Korea analyst now at the Heritage Foundation. "The clear message was that, counter to U.S. claims, the North Korean nuclear threat has not been solved." MISSILE CARRIERSAnalysts said it was also notable that North Korea appeared to have built the huge new TELs to carry the new missiles. The North displayed rows upon rows of multiple launch rocket systems and short-range ballistic missiles that were heavily tested over the past year.

Source: The Star October 11, 2020 09:00 UTC