North Korea put tractors and fire engines on show rather than the more usual tanks and missiles at a parade in Pyongyang, the nuclear-armed nation's third procession in less than a year
Pyongyang has previously used parades to send messages to audiences abroad and at home, usually timing them to coincide with anniversaries. Pyongyang has previously used parades to send messages to audiences abroad and at home, usually timing them to coincide with anniversaries.
"The only other way to show off their strategic weapons is to launch them, which carries the risk of sparking protest and further international sanctions," he told AFP. Domestically the parade was an opportunity to shore up morale and"mass solidarity for the regime", experts say. Biden's North Korea envoy Sung Kim has repeatedly expressed his willingness to meet his North Korean counterparts "anywhere, at any time".
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