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North Korea staged a huge military parade Sunday in commemoration of its 70th anniversary, but did not display the country's most advanced missiles as it had in the past, AP reports.

The big picture: Amid stalled nuclear talks with the U.S., dictator Kim Jong-un appeared to use the annual parade to celebrate North Korea's economic development, rather than its nuclear capabilities. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are expected to meet later this month in Pyongyang to discuss "complete denuclearization."

North Korea hosts military parade free of advanced missiles

The parade also celebrated the country's economic development.

Korean People's Army soldiers march during the rally in Pyongyang on September 9. Photo: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

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North Korea staged a huge military parade Sunday in commemoration of its 70th anniversary, but did not display the country&#x27;s most advanced missiles as it had in the past, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AP" data-vars-click-url="https://www.apnews.com/7c2434d1edd0428fb83c6fb304f835a2/N.-Korea-stages-huge-parade,-holds-back-on-advanced-missiles" data-vars-content-id="a560bbaa-5be9-47ac-acb3-dcd40126d4bb" data-vars-headline="North Korea hosts military parade free of advanced missiles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.apnews.com/7c2434d1edd0428fb83c6fb304f835a2/N.-Korea-stages-huge-parade,-holds-back-on-advanced-missiles" target="_blank">AP</a> reports.The big picture: Amid <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="stalled nuclear talks with the U.S." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-cancels-mike-pompeo-north-korea-visit-china-345acb07-73ff-41c7-84c1-dd4636e05a13.html" data-vars-content-id="a560bbaa-5be9-47ac-acb3-dcd40126d4bb" data-vars-headline="North Korea hosts military parade free of advanced missiles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-cancels-mike-pompeo-north-korea-visit-china-345acb07-73ff-41c7-84c1-dd4636e05a13.html" target="_self">stalled nuclear talks with the U.S.</a>, dictator Kim Jong-un appeared to use the annual parade to celebrate North Korea&#x27;s economic development, rather than its nuclear capabilities. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are expected to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="meet later this month" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/north-south-korea-to-meet-on-denuclearization-f8794828-4dbe-4262-b678-6655f9c4ab33.html" data-vars-content-id="a560bbaa-5be9-47ac-acb3-dcd40126d4bb" data-vars-headline="North Korea hosts military parade free of advanced missiles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/north-south-korea-to-meet-on-denuclearization-f8794828-4dbe-4262-b678-6655f9c4ab33.html" target="_self">meet later this month</a> in Pyongyang to discuss &quot;complete denuclearization.&quot;

China is becoming the most formidable rival America has faced, and the risk of confrontation with Russia, North Korea or Iran still looms. Authoritarians are rising, the chaotic Afghanistan exit revealed the limits of U.S. power, and the pandemic, climate change and other critical challenges continue to pose grave threats.

North Korea hosts military parade free of advanced missiles

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