...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...has bolstered its military capabilities with 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers amid rising tensions with the US and South Korea, according to the state-run KCNA news agency.
The solemn ceremony marking the transfer of the new weapons took place in Pyongyang on Sunday and was attended by North Korean leader Kim
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...the overweight, pouty-looking hereditary potentate of North Korea. Pudge appears to believe in his own divinity, but has yet to produce any loaves and fishes, so his subjects remain malnourished...
and other brass hats. The images shared by the agency show several rows of khaki-colored military vehicles, lined up in front of a large crowd.
While the type of the missiles was unclear, in early July North Korea claimed to have successfully tested the Hwasongpho-11Da-4.5 which can carry a 4.5 ton "super-large warhead" and has a maximum range of 500km, according to KCNA.