Satellite images capture North Korean soldiers standing in formation to spell 'defend with your life' in rehearsal for huge military parade 'to coincide with Biden inauguration'
A North Korean parade has spelled out the message 'defend with your life' in a Pyongyang square in an apparent rehearsal ahead of a party congress in January. Satellite imagery showed the propaganda phrase being spelled out in Korean by people standing in formation and holding up red placards in Kim Il-sung Square. The think-tank 38 North says political messages of this kind are 'common during this kind of event and require practice to perfect timing and accuracy'. A new structure has also appeared in the square in recent days as North Korea prepares for the ruling party showpiece - which is expected to include at least one parade and take place around the time of Joe Biden's inauguration as US president. 'Defend with your life': Satellite imagery showed this propaganda message being spelled out in Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a politburo meeting on Wednesday where preparations were made