[SIZE=6]Kim shows off the weapons he believes will ‘annihilate’ the West: North Korean dictator declares he can take on Trump in nuclear war as he surprises experts by revealing new ‘game-changing’ missiles [/SIZE]
By Dailymail.com Reporter and Dave Burke For Mailonline02:58 BST 15 Apr 2017, updated 18:53 BST 15 Apr 2017
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North Korea unveiled ‘game-changer’ ballistic missiles during a display of the country’s military might as Kim Jong-Un warned of an ‘annihilating strike’ if the US attacks.
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Crowds cheered as a missile was driven past the stand where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other high ranking officials looked on
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An unidentified rocket is displayed during today’s parade, with experts voicing fears that it could have a range of 9,000 miles
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Arrival: Military vehicles carrying the KN-11 missile - which can be launched from a submarine - and potentially gives the country a limited nuclear second strike capability
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Smiling dictator: Kim Jung-un was noticeably relaxed and appeared happy as he attended the ‘Day of the Sun’ military parade in Kim Il Sung square - which celebrates his grandfather - the founder of North Korea
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Thousands of North Korean troops armed with rifles took part in the show of force, which saw North Korea flaunt sophisticated new military hardware
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North Koreans carry flags in front of statues of the country’s founder Kim Il Sung (left) and late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang today
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Men beat drums as they parade through Kim Il Sung Square during military drills to mark the landmark date
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North Korean soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade at the ‘Day of the Sun’ to mark the country’s founder’s birth anniversary
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Tanks rolled through the capital city of the secretive state, which was marking the 105th birthday of Kim Jong-un’s late grandfather
Military parade honours 105 years since birth of Kim Il Sung
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North Korean soldiers carry flags as they pass an image of Kim Il Sung as they take part in a parade in capital Pyongyang
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Thousands of troops took part in the parade on a day to mark what would have been the 105th birthday of the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung
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Thousands of troops from the Korean People’s Army (KPA) took part in the parade to mark Day of the Sun in Pyongyang
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North Korea has warned that Donald Trump’s ‘troublemaking’ and ‘aggressive’ tweets have pushed the world to the brink of thermo-nuclear war
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Commandoes wearing camouflage gear were on parade as soldiers yelled out ‘long live’ to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Kim Jong-un’s grandfather’s birthday
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Rows of North Korean soldiers marched through Kim Il-Sung Square today on the national holiday, which marks the 105th anniversary of the nation’s founder’s birth
A total of 56 missiles of 10 different types were displayed, culminating in enormous rockets on articulated trailers and on 16-wheeler vehicles.
Single-engine propeller-powered planes flew in a 105 formation overhead.
However, Melissa Hanham, a senior research associate at the US-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California, said that Pyongyang’s parade did not mean that a missile attack was imminent.
She said: ‘North Korea has a habit of showing off new concepts in parades before they ever test or launch them. It is still early days for these missile designs.’
If the Korean missiles actually work they could have a similar range to a DF-41 Chinese missile, which can fly 9,000 miles, and could hit the continental US. But it’s very unlikely that North Korea has that technology at this stage.
Chad O’Carroll, managing director of specialist service at NK News, said the long-range missiles would be ‘a big game-changer once it is deployed in service’.
However, he added there would be a long testing schedule ahead before a trial launch of the missile itself.
Liquid-fuel missiles also ‘take hours to fuel up and if there is intelligence that they were doing that it would be quite easy to stop it before it was launched’.
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The display of patriotism came on a day which US experts fear could be used to carry out further missile testing in North Korea
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Soldiers march through Pyongyang as officials look on at the celebration event, a national holiday in North Korea
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The celebrations culminated in a mass dance in the heart of North Korean capital Pyongyang, after a display of the nation’s military might
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Women wearing traditional outfits looked jubilant as they passed by despot leader Kim Jong-un at the parade in Pyongyang
In his annual New Year’s address, Kim said North Korea’s preparations for an ICBM launch had ‘reached the final stage’. Recent satellite imagery suggests the country could conduct another underground nuclear test at any time.
Solid fuel ICBMs are a ‘much more difficult threat to prevent’, O’Carroll said, adding that risk was still ‘many many years’ away.
Also on show for the first time was the North’s submarine launch ballistic missiles (SLBM).
Tensions have been mounting in recent weeks, and North Korea has issued several warnings threatening to ‘pulverize’ US troops and retaliate in response to any military action.
Kim Dong-yub, a North Korea expert at Seoul’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies, said the canisters and trucks suggested that the North was developing technology to ‘cold launch’ ICBMs, ejecting them from the canisters before they ignite.
This would allow North Korea to prevent its limited number of ICBM-capable launcher trucks from being damaged during launches and also make the missiles harder to detect after they’re fired, he said.