N. Korea's "nuclear backpacks" appear on $850 oil paintings

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N. Korea’s “nuclear backpacks” appear on $850 oil paintings

Painting made one month after debut of nuclear backpacks at Victory Day parade in July

Chad O'Carroll October 25, 2013

N. Korea’s “nuclear backpacks” appear on $850 oil paintings

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Oil paintings of North Korean soldiers carrying "nuclear backpacks" have appeared for sale at a Pyongyang arts and souvenir shop, pictures released Friday by Koryo Tours have shown.

The paintings, which portray a North Korean soldier carrying a "nuclear backpack," cost $850 USD and were painted in August 2013 – according to photographer and Koryo Tours' guide Simon Cockerell.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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