09/09/2011 15:02
Kim Jong-il reviewed a military parade with his son
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il flanked by his son reviewed a military parade of goose-stepping North Korean soldiers in Pongyang's central square on Friday, underlining a planned third generation of dynastic rule is on track.
Kim and his son Kim Jong-un marked the 63rd anniversary of the state's founding standing atop a dais as troops, multiple rockets launchers, howitzers, and other weapons passed by and thousands of people thronged the square waving red and pink bouquets of what looked like paper flowers, the Reuters reports.
Analysts say the younger Kim will likely maintain the same militaristic policies as his father, and continue to pursue the reclusive state's nuclear and missile building programs which have been condemned by the outside world.