SEOUL – In a show of force against what President Park Geun-hye described on Tuesday as the “grave threat” of North Korea, South Korea hosted its largest military parade in ten years.

The display, which consisted of approximately 11,000 infantry, 190 types of ground equipment and 120 aircraft, coincided with the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the South Korean Armed forces.

President Park Geun-hye told event attendees that the situation on the Korean peninsula was “very grave,” stressing that South Korea had no choice but to “build strong deterrence against North Korea until the North abandons its nuclear programme