Photos: North Korea shows off new intercontinental missile at military parade

Nuclear-armed North Korea displayed its most superior Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, described by the North Korean authorities because the nation’s “strongest nuclear strategic weapon system,” state media mentioned on Saturday.

North Korean chief Kim Jong Un oversaw the big navy parade displaying its new intercontinental ballistic missile in entrance of visiting worldwide dignitaries.

north-korea-hwasong-20-parade A navy parade celebrates the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the ruling Staff’ Celebration of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, on this picture launched October 11, 2025 by the North Korean authorities. (KCNA through Reuters)

The parade, which started late on Friday, marked the eightieth anniversary of the muse of its ruling Staff’ Celebration.

The Hwasong sequence of ICBMs has given North Korea the capability to focus on wherever on the U.S. mainland, however questions stay over the sophistication of its steerage system to succeed in a goal, and the flexibility of a warhead it carries to face up to atmospheric re-entry, in accordance with the Reuters information company.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks alongside General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and leader of the United Russia political party Dmitry Medvedev and China’s Premier Li Qiang as they attend a military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in this image released October 11, 2025 by the North Korean government. — north-korea-hwasong-20-parade North Korean chief Kim Jong Un speaks alongside Basic Secretary of the Communist Celebration of Vietnam To Lam, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Safety Council and chief of the United Russia political get together Dmitry Medvedev and China’s Premier Li Qiang as they attend a navy parade celebrating the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the ruling Staff’ Celebration of Korea at Kim Il Sung Sq. in Pyongyang on this picture launched October 11, 2025 by the North Korean authorities. (KCNA through Reuters)

Chinese language Premier Li Qiang, Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev, in addition to Vietnam’s Communist Celebration chief To Lam have been seen at Kim’s facet on the parade.

“The Hwasong-20 represents, for the second, the apotheosis of North Korea’s ambitions for long-range nuclear supply capabilities. We should always count on to see the system examined earlier than the top of this yr,” Ankit Panda of the U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for Worldwide Peace informed the Reuters information company.

“The system is probably going designed for the supply of a number of warheads… A number of warheads will enhance stresses on present U.S. missile protection methods and increase what Kim sees as needed to attain significant deterrence results towards Washington.”