North Korea shows off terrifying nuclear weapons with ability to overwhelm US defences in biggest EVER military parade

North Korea showed off its biggest ever display of intercontinental ballistic missiles last night at a parade of its fire power.

Thousands of troops took part in the display of strength, saluting the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un as he overlooked the military demonstration.

North Korea held the parade in Pyongyang to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of its army.

Thousands of troops took part in the display of strength
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Experts have warned the large number of weapons on show could be enough to beat defence systems put in place by the US.

As many as 11 Hwasong-17s, North Korea's largest intercontinental ballistic missile, were seen in the parade.

The powerful weapons are suspected to be able to strike nearly anywhere in the world with a nuclear warhead.

"This time, Kim Jong Un let North Korea’s expanding tactical and long-range missile forces speak for themselves," said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.

"The message Pyongyang wants to send internationally, demonstrating its capabilities to deter and coerce, will likely come in the form of solid-fuel missile tests and detonation of a miniaturised nuclear device."

Ankit Panda of the United States–based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said on Twitter: "This is cumulatively more ICBM launchers than we've ever seen before at a North Korean parade."

He added that 11 missiles could be enough to overwhelm current US missile defences.

North Korea has increased its nuclear missile testing in recent months, launching dozens of advanced missiles last year despite United Nations Security Council resolutions and sanctions.

As many as 11 Hwasong-17s, North Korea's largest intercontinental ballistic missile, were seen in the parade
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The extremely detached country has claimed it has upped its military preparedness in response to threats from America.

In a statement last week the country said: "The military and political situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the region has reached an extreme red line due to the reckless military confrontational manoeuvres and hostile acts of the US and its vassal forces.

"DPRK will take the toughest reaction to any military attempt of the US on the principle of ‘nuke for nuke and an all-out confrontation for an all-out confrontation’."

It added: "If the US continues to introduce strategic assets into the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding area, the DPRK will make clearer its deterring activities without fail according to their nature."

The parade marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of North Korea's army
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