Inside the North Korean military: A look at the rogue nation's armed services
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Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program
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Soldiers goose-step across Kim Il Sung Square
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ICBM missile, Hwasong-14, during its second test-fire
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North Korean missiles targeting the United States
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Kim Jong Un reacts after the test-launch of Hwasong-14
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North Koreans react to Hwasong-14 test launch
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The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14
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Soldiers celebrate the first ICBM test launch
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Kim Jong Un observes a military drill
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North Korean soldiers holding packs with nuclear symbols
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Kim Jong Un waves to officers
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Four missiles being launched
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands on conning tower of submarine
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Celebration of 70th anniversary of founding of ruling Workers’ Party of Korea
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North Korean soldiers run during training
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Test fire of Pukguksong-2 missile
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North Korean soldier manning weapon
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A rocket carried by a military vehicle
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North Korean officers shield themselves from the rain
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North Korean soldiers firing weapons
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North Korean members of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses with soldiers
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Live bullet firing demonstration
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Fighter aircraft during flight drill
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits in airplane
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Soldier applaud during a photo session with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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Missile is fired from naval vessel
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Artillery fire and landing exercises
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Ballistic rocket launching drill
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70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea
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Korean People’s Army tank crews’ competition
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Korean People’s Army tank crews’ competition
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Landing and anti-landing exercises
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Landing and anti-landing exercise
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Service personnel visit the statues of former North Korean leaders
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An underwater test-firing
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A combat drill
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Firing contest among multiple launch rocket system batteries
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A rocket is launched
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over an urgent operation meeting
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Female North Korean soldiers patrol along the banks of Yalu River
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Military personnel paddle a boat over Taedong River
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A soldier watches a military parade
Tensions between North Korea and the U.S. continued to rise as the North on Sept. 3 claimed its most powerful nuclear test so far — another step in its development of weapons capable of striking anywhere in the U.S. — was a “perfect success.” President Trump said the latest provocation reinforces the danger America faces, and that “talk of appeasement” is pointless.
“They only understand one thing!” Trump said in a tweet, without elaborating, as he prepared to meet with his national security team. It was the first nuclear test since Trump took office in January.
In August, Trump promised to meet any threat from North Korea with “fire and fury.”
The country is pushing hard to upgrade its weapons systems to cope with what it calls U.S. hostility. North Korea is an impoverished yet nuclear-armed country, and weapons experts say it could have a functioning nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the continental U.S. within a few years. The country carried out two nuclear tests last year. (AP/Yahoo News)
Here is a look inside the Korean People’s Army and the reclusive nation’s displays of its military forces.
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