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Transcript/Script EnglishFOR USAGM SHARE
((PLAYBOOK SLUG: North Korea Military Parade (TV)
HEADLINE: North Korea Flaunts Biggest Missiles at Nighttime Military Parade
TEASER: But the parade displayed few new weapons, analysts say
PUBLISHED AT: 04/26/2022 at: 1:20 pm
BYLINE: William Gallo
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Seoul, South Korea
VIDEOGRAPHER:
PRODUCER: Marcus Harton
SCRIPT EDITORS: BR, MAS
VIDEO SOURCES: AFP, AP, Other (see courtesy)
PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __
TRT: 2:07
VID APPROVED BY: BR
TYPE: TVPKG
UPDATE: companion web article already published))
((INTRO)) [[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to strengthen his country’s nuclear force at the “fastest possible speed.” His comments during a nighttime military parade were broadcast by North Korean state television late Tuesday, as VOA’s Bill Gallo in Seoul, South Korea reports.]]
((NARRATOR))
The huge parade in central Pyongyang was the latest demonstration of North Korea’s military might, following several major weapons tests.
The event featured the country's largest-known ballistic missile – the Hwasong-17 ICBM, which the North claims to have tested last month.
The parade featured virtually no new major missiles.
But there was fiery rhetoric from Kim Jong Un. He warned any country that attempts military confrontation with North Korea will be destroyed.
((Kim Jong Un, North Korean Leader (male in Korean) ))
"The basic mission of our nuclear force is to deter war, but our nuclear weapons cannot be bound to only one mission. If any force attempts to usurp the fundamental interests of our country, our nuclear force will have no choice but to carry out its second mission unexpectedly.”
((NARRATOR))
Kim has now held four military parades in the past two years. Many analysts say it could be a sign he faces domestic problems during the pandemic and is using the parades to bolster political support.
But no matter how hard things get, there’s little that will convince Kim to give up his nuclear weapons, says analyst Bong Young-shik.
((Bong Young-shik, Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies (male in English) ))
((Mandatory cg: Zoom))
“No matter how much political, economic, diplomatic incentives might be given to the North Korean regime, there’s no good way of reducing the obsession of the leadership in North Korea with nuclear warheads and long-range missiles as the best and most reliable means of its own security and survival.”
((NARRATOR))
North Korea has rejected U.S. invitations to return to nuclear talks.
Many analysts expect North Korea will try yet again to create a sense of crisis to gain leverage for future nuclear talks with the United States.
((Bill Gallo, VOA News, Seoul, South Korea))
Transcript/ScriptFOR USAGM SHARE
((PLAYBOOK SLUG: North Korea Military Parade (TV)
HEADLINE: North Korea Flaunts Biggest Missiles at Nighttime Military Parade
TEASER: But the parade displayed few new weapons, analysts say
PUBLISHED AT: 04/26/2022 at: 1:20 pm
BYLINE: William Gallo
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Seoul, South Korea
VIDEOGRAPHER:
PRODUCER: Marcus Harton
SCRIPT EDITORS: BR, MAS
VIDEO SOURCES: AFP, AP, Other (see courtesy)
PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __
TRT: 2:07
VID APPROVED BY: BR
TYPE: TVPKG
UPDATE: companion web article already published))
((INTRO)) [[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to strengthen his country’s nuclear force at the “fastest possible speed.” His comments during a nighttime military parade were broadcast by North Korean state television late Tuesday, as VOA’s Bill Gallo in Seoul, South Korea reports.]]
((NARRATOR))
The huge parade in central Pyongyang was the latest demonstration of North Korea’s military might, following several major weapons tests.
The event featured the country's largest-known ballistic missile – the Hwasong-17 ICBM, which the North claims to have tested last month.
The parade featured virtually no new major missiles.
But there was fiery rhetoric from Kim Jong Un. He warned any country that attempts military confrontation with North Korea will be destroyed.
((Kim Jong Un, North Korean Leader (male in Korean) ))
"The basic mission of our nuclear force is to deter war, but our nuclear weapons cannot be bound to only one mission. If any force attempts to usurp the fundamental interests of our country, our nuclear force will have no choice but to carry out its second mission unexpectedly.”
((NARRATOR))
Kim has now held four military parades in the past two years. Many analysts say it could be a sign he faces domestic problems during the pandemic and is using the parades to bolster political support.
But no matter how hard things get, there’s little that will convince Kim to give up his nuclear weapons, says analyst Bong Young-shik.
((Bong Young-shik, Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies (male in English) ))
((Mandatory cg: Zoom))
“No matter how much political, economic, diplomatic incentives might be given to the North Korean regime, there’s no good way of reducing the obsession of the leadership in North Korea with nuclear warheads and long-range missiles as the best and most reliable means of its own security and survival.”
((NARRATOR))
North Korea has rejected U.S. invitations to return to nuclear talks.
Many analysts expect North Korea will try yet again to create a sense of crisis to gain leverage for future nuclear talks with the United States.
((Bill Gallo, VOA News, Seoul, South Korea))
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