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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea put its military might on display Wednesday during a huge parade of goose-stepping troops that featured dozens of missiles, as the United States pressed the communist country to begin nuclear disarmament efforts.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reviewed the 90-minute procession that marked the anniversary of the country's army, Associated Press Television News reported from Pyongyang. Kim waved to the crowd for several minutes during the parade through the capital.
After soldiers marched in formation, 48 missiles of four different sizes were driven through Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. It was not immediately known if the arsenal included the North's latest model, known abroad as the Taepodong-2, which experts believe could reach parts of the United States.
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