It has been revealed that North Korea was preparing a large military parade in Pyongyang prior to Kim Jong Il\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
A high level government official revealed today, \u201cNorth Korea has been mobilizing military personnel and equipment to practice for the military parade at Mirim Airfields near Pyongyang. This practice has been taking place since even before the death of Kim Jong Il.\u201d<\/p>\n
The official explained the reason for the ongoing parade practice as part of preparations to commemorate Kim Il Sung\u2019s birthday (April 15) and the Mlitary Foundation Day (April 25).<\/p>\n
The military parade practice has so far involved the Worker and Peasant Red Guard, which is made up of currently-serving soldiers and reservists, mobilized with the latest-model tanks, armored cars, as well as short and medium range KN-02 and Musudan missiles.<\/p>\n
The official added, \u201cNorth Korea conducts parades on anniversaries such as the Military Foundation Day and other national holidays. Looking at the speed and scale of preparations currently underway, it seems more likely that the parade will take place in April rather than on February 16, Kim Jong Il\u2019s birthday.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It has been revealed that North Korea was preparing a large military parade in Pyongyang prior to Kim Jong Il\u2019s death. A high level government official revealed today, \u201cNorth Korea has been mobilizing military personnel and equipment to practice for the military parade at Mirim Airfields near Pyongyang. This practice has been taking place since […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":18201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n