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Kim Jong Un Puts New Missiles On Display At Military Parade In North Korea

The North Korean leader unveiled what appeared to be an upgraded and enlarged version of the Hwasong-15, an intercontinental ballistic missile thought to be capable of hitting the U.S.
A man watches a news broadcast of a military parade commemorating the 75th anniversary of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party held in Pyongyang, at a railway station in Seoul.

Kim Jong Un began a military parade in Pyongyang on Saturday with what was an unprovocative speech without any mention of the United States. But then, the North Korean leader displayed what appeared to be several new strategic weapons, including some that could potentially hit the U.S. mainland.

The highly choreographed event in the North Korean capital marked the 75 anniversary of the ruling Workers Party. Some sort of display of

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