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North Korea reveals new giant ICBMs at historic military parade set before dawn

Four of a new 11-axle ICBM and four of the known Hwasong-15 ICBM rolled through the streets of Pyongyang on Saturday

Updated on Oct. 10 at 10:30 p.m. KST, and on Oct. 11 at 1:00 a.m. and 1:10 p.m.

North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time on Saturday during the country’s highly-anticipated military parade, held for the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).

The finale of the parade featured four of the brand-new ICBM on 11-axle launch vehicles known as a transporter erector launchers (TELs), as well as four of what was previously known as the country’s largest missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, called the Hwasong-15.

“These are absolutely