North Koreans wait 17 hours for compulsory viewing of Pyongyang military parade.
Citizens scoff at the government’s claim that North Korea is the world’s premier military power.
According to the Radio Free Asia on April 29:
Residents of Pyongyang who were forced to participate in a parade to mark the founding of North Korea’s army this week waited for nearly an entire day before the event began, disrupting their work and leaving them exhausted, sources said Friday.