North Korean leader's wife adorns her neck with a ballistic missile during a military parade

The wife of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, appeared during the military parade, marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the army, wearing a necklace in the form of the largest intercontinental ballistic missile in the country.

And the British newspaper “The Telegraph” said that Mrs. Ri Sol-ju appeared smiling and the necklace surrounding her neck at a banquet, accompanied by her husband Kim Jong-un and her daughter Kim Ju-i (10 years) and surrounded by military leaders, noting that the necklace symbolizes the Hwasong missile - 17, which was launched last year, and which can have a range as far as the United States.

The huge military parade, which took place on Wednesday evening in Kim Il-sung Square in downtown Pyongyang, included the display of no less than 10 Hwasong-17 missiles, which are among the largest intercontinental ballistic missiles, in addition to a new intercontinental ballistic missile suspected of being fuel-fueled. steel.

In the same show, the North Korean leader's daughter occupied the forefront of the scene with her father and mother, and her presence fueled speculation that she might be a candidate for a leadership position, perhaps even the father's succession.

On Wednesday, state media showed the daughter in a huge military parade at the front with her father, mother, and senior military leaders. It showed family members drinking juices and whispering in each other's ears while watching the shows.

The day before, the mother and daughter appeared with Kim again as they drank wine and dined with military leaders at a lavish banquet marking the anniversary of the founding of the military this week.

"All we know is that this is just the passion of a favorite child, but the more she shows up, the more it seems that she is either being completely groomed for leadership or at least being presented as a possibility," said Mason Ritchie, a professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul.

He added that the clearest message is that the country's nuclear weapons are for future generations, and the daughter is part of that.

State media has not named the girl since she was first shown attending a missile launch with Kim last year, but South Korean intelligence officials believe she is the daughter former NBA player Dennis Rodman, who spent time with the Kim family in 2013, said Her name is Joe E.