SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of a U.S. bomber at military parades in Seoul on Tuesday, a show of force now held annually to signal readiness to respond to North Korean threats.
For decades such military parades had been held only infrequently in South Korea.
Military officials have said Tuesday’s parade was partly intended to showcase South Korea’s military might as a deterrence to North Korea, which frequently stages parades featuring weapons such as intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The South Korean parade included a flypast by a U.S. B-1B strategic bomber for the first time, while the U.S. Eighth Army band and an armored Stryker brigade also took part.
“That day will see the end of the North Korean regime.”Dubbed a “monster missile” by South Korean media, the Hyunmoo-5 was a centerpiece of the parade, specifically designed to penetrate underground bunkers.
Persons:
Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, ” Yoon, Yu Yong, Kim Kang Il, KCNA, Kim, Tuesday’s, Jeon Ha
Organizations:
Armed Forces, U.S, U.S . Eighth Army, Strategic Command, South, Defense
Locations:
SEOUL, South Korea, U.S, Seoul, North Korea, Pyongyang, Russia, Washington