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Various strategic weapons appeared one after another in North Korea's night military parade held on the evening of the 25th.

Our military authorities are paying attention to the possibility that a test firing to put the weapons that have appeared this time into practice will be carried out in the near future.



This is reporter Bae Jun-woo.



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Troops in red protective suits cross Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang.



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It's a dress that reminds me of the drama 'Squid Game', but I picked up a disinfectant device instead of a gun.



North Korea, which has closed its borders after the corona crisis, has even brought a special quarantine unit to the parade.



A new anti-tank weapon was also unveiled for the first time.



It is similar to the British anti-tank weapon NLAW, which has a record of destroying countless Russian tanks in the Ukrainian War.



[Shin Jong-woo / Expert Research Fellow, Korea Defense Security Forum: He continued to disparage North Korea's conventional weapons, but I don't know how well it performs, but it seems to be following the trend of the latest weapon system.]



North Korea's strategy after raising the atmosphere with an air show Missiles come in.



In particular, four ICBM Hwasong-17, which were analyzed to have exploded in the air during a test launch last month, decorated the last order.



[The absolute power of Joseon, the path of the republican military's strong march is the way to eternal victory for us.]



Internally in North Korea, it has been widely advertised as a successful launch, and next month, the South will hold the inauguration of the President and President Biden's visit to Korea. As it is scheduled, it is analyzed that North Korea will speed up preparations for the Hwasong-17 test launch.



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[Shin Jong-woo / Expert Research Fellow, Korea Defense Security Forum: Once Biden (President) goes back and forth, you will see a certain tone of North Korea policy now.

There is a possibility that North Korea will provoke in the form of protesting against it...

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Meanwhile, in response to Chairman Kim Jong-un's military parade remarks suggesting the possibility of a preemptive nuclear attack, the US State Department responded with the principle that a diplomatic solution is necessary while maintaining sanctions.