A former US intelligence officer has claimed that most of the weapons North Korea displays on their parades are fake.
The most recent parade, held on April 15, was called the Day of the Sun parade. It was held to mark the 105th birthday of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, the late grandfather of Kim Jong-Un.
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Military expert, Michael Pregent, told Fox that he reckons a lot of the weapons that are on display are dummies and that even some of the sunglasses they wear wouldn't be fit for combat.
He looked at photos of the parade (such as the ones above and below) and was asked to examine them.
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He said that he thought that most of the guns were fake and even hinted that some of the people may have been given replicas in an attempt to threaten the rest of the world.
He said: "This was more about sending a message than being combat effective."
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There were images that appeared to show North Korean 'commandos' who were holding AK-47 assault rifles with attached grenade-launchers.
However, Pregent says that the objects attached to the rifles are really 'helical' magazines which are designed to store bullets in a spiral shape. He added that these often jam because they're faulty.
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This comes after people began speculating that Kim Jong-Un's missiles that were featured at the parade were fake too.
Take a look at this footage taken by the BBC during the parade...
Credit: BBC
Did you see this particular missile? Why's its nose pointing upwards?
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Credit: BBC
Twitter users were keen to point out that the missiles look fake.
What do you reckon? Let us know in the comments below.
Featured Image Credit: PA ImagesTopics: weapons, North Korea
