Overview

• State media presented the Hwasong-20 as the country’s most powerful nuclear strategic weapons system during the Oct. 10 event in Pyongyang.
• Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev and Vietnam’s To Lam attended, underscoring Pyongyang’s public outreach to key partners.
• Kim Jong-un said the armed forces must become an invincible entity and avoided direct threats toward the United States or South Korea, according to KCNA.
• Analysts said the new ICBM could be designed for multiple warheads and predicted a flight test before year-end, following a recent high-thrust solid-fuel engine test North Korea called the last in development.
• The parade also showcased hypersonic glide systems, long-range cruise missiles, drones, tanks, heavy artillery and rocket launchers, and state media highlighted an overseas operations unit linked in reporting to deployments in Russia.