Speech 'boosts confidence'
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="un">un</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="showcased">showcased</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>".</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centenary">centenary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Il">Il</span>-<span word="sung">sung</span>, <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="un">un</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="missile">missile</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intercontinental">intercontinental</span> <span word="ballistic">ballistic</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>.</p><p><span word="Dressed">Dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="suit">suit</span>, <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="un">un</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="overlooking">overlooking</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="square">square</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cement">cement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lauded">lauded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>, <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Il">Il</span>-<span word="sung">sung</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="il">il</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="builder">builder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>".</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="military">military</span> <span word="first">first</span>" <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>.</p><p><span word="Kim">Kim</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="late">late</span> 20<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 23 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="il">il</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p>
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