{"id":158787,"date":"2015-10-11T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=158787"},"modified":"2015-10-10T15:04:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T15:04:55","slug":"north-korea-ready-to-defend-itself-against-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/north-korea-ready-to-defend-itself-against-us\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea ‘ready to defend itself against US’"},"content":{"rendered":"
North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, has said his country could defend itself in any war started by the US.<\/p>\n
He was making a rare public speech as part of mass celebrations involving troops, and military vehicles in Pyongyang to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party.<\/p>\n
Thousands of soldiers – many with red banners – marched past him through the city’s main square in tight formation.<\/p>\n
An aircraft flypast forming the number 70 flew over the square.<\/p>\n
Tanks and missile carriers rolled past the podium where Mr Kim spoke.<\/p>\n