North Korea held a military parade to mark the anniversary of its founding

North Korean state media today confirmed that a military parade was held in Pyonyang at dawn to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of its founding, although no type of missile was apparently on display during the the event.

The parade, apparently smaller than on other occasions, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended, although he apparently did not speak at the celebration., according to information published by the state agency KCNA and the newspaper Rodong.

As usual, Kim chaired the event from a balcony at the western end of Kim Il-sung Square, where he was flanked by the other four members of the one-party politburo presidium., including the soldier Pak Jong-chon, who was recently appointed a member of this powerful body.

Or KCNA no Rodong They have shown pictures of missiles or mentioned this type of weapon in their reports.

North Korea, which today celebrates Republic Foundation Day, has repeatedly chosen military parades in the North Korean capital to introduce new ballistic missiles.

However, some analysts felt that it was unlikely that the regime would deploy heavy weapons on this occasion given the short duration of the parade (barely an hour) and after satellite images failed to warn of the presence. large military vehicles during rehearsals of the celebration.

Hours before North Korean media reported, southern military intelligence had detected activity indicating that the military parade had started in Pyonyang after midnight local time (3:00 p.m. GMT Wednesday).

“The specific details (of the parade) are analyzed in close cooperation between the intelligence services of South Korea and the United States.”explained to Efe spokesperson for the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The parade comes at a time when Pyonyang appears to have reactivated the facilities it uses to produce bomb-grade nuclear fuel, as the denuclearization dialogue with the United States, which recently offered to return to the table unconditionally, has been at a standstill since 2019.

(With EFE information)

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