People pass by soldiers and their vehicles lined up on banks of Taedong River before the start of a parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Women walk on a plaza with decorative flowers Friday, October 9, 2015, ahead of Saturday's anniversary celebrations in Pyongyang, North Korea. The country is preparing for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North Korea Workers' Party on Oct. 10, 2015. (Photo by Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)





North Korea's military soldiers prepare for the 70th anniversary of its ruling party's creation in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday morning, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Takuro Yabe/Kyodo News via AP Photo)





North Korea's military vehicles head to Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday morning, October 10, 2015. North Korea is holding what is expected to be one of its biggest celebrations ever Saturday for the 70th anniversary of its ruling party's creation, an attention-getting event that is the government's way of showing the world and its own people the Kim dynasty - now in its third generation - is firmly in control and its military a power to be reckoned with. (Photo by Takuro Yabe/Kyodo News via AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers parade through Kim Il Sung Square with their missiles and rockets during a mass military parade, Saturday, October 10, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





A North Korean soldier salutes during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers stand during a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





A soldier stands at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Koreans cheer beneath an image of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung as they parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers on tanks parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers parade through Kim Il Sung Square with their missiles and rockets as jets fly in formation during a mass military parade, Saturday, October 10, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. North Korea is holding one of its biggest celebrations for the 70th anniversary of its ruling party's creation. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





Senior North Korean military officers applaud as troops pass by during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A soldier (R) cries as her vehicle with rocket launchers drives past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers listen to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un addressing the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





People react as they listen to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un addressing the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers shout slogans as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers hold their weapons as they ride on a truck with rocket launcher past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers shout as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





North Korean officers shield themselves from the rain after the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Planes form the number "70" as they fly over Pyongyang's main Kim Il Sung Square during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Girls perform in front of a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Senior North Korean military officers stand in the rain on Pyongyang's main Kim Il Sung Square after the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Veteran soldiers react as their truck drives past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers shout slogans as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers hold their weapons as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by James Pearson/Reuters)





Missiles are taken on trucks past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by James Pearson/Reuters)





Soldiers ride horses past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by James Pearson/Reuters)





Soldiers shout slogans as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers and military band pack their stuff before a grand stand decorated with portraits of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung (L) and former leader Kim Jong-il after the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Large covered statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung and former leader Kim Jong-il are wheeled past their portraits after the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers watch their comrades marching past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers ride motorcycles past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A soldier salutes from atop a tank toward a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A North Korean soldier lifts a flag of the Workers' Party of Korea at the start of the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of its founding in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Senior North Korean military officers wait for the start of the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers guard a grand stand decorated with portraits of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung (L) and former leader Kim Jong-il after the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers carry their weapons marching past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A soldier salutes from atop vehicle carrying a missile past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers look towards a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other officials during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. Isolated North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party on Saturday with a massive military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, who said his country was ready to fight any war waged by the United States. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Performers with torches shout slogans during celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers shout slogans towards a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other officials during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers shout slogans towards a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other officials during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Schoolgirls march under the stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other officials during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to the crowd during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers shout slogans under a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other officials during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Girl performers cry under the stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





People cheer toward the stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they carry a large picture of his father and former leader Kim Jong-il during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Tears run down the cheeks of a girl performer under the stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Performers carry flags under the stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other officials during celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers shout slogans under the stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other officials during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





North Korean soldiers stand guard at the beginning of the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang October 10, 2015. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Soldiers march during the military parade for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling workers' party on Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, 10 October 2015. (Photo by Joern Petring/EPA)





North Korean veterans gather before the start of a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean military vehicles pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. North Korea was marking the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





Participants hold flags as they pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





Participants wave flowers towards North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (not pictured) as they pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a mass military parade in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand above soldiers during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared Saturday that his country was ready to stand up to any threat posed by the United States as he spoke at a lavish military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the North's ruling party and trumpet his third-generation leadership. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers in historic uniforms march during a parade on the Kim Il Sung Square, Saturday, October 10, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





North Korean soldiers in historic uniforms march during a parade on the Kim Il Sung Square, Saturday, October 10, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





Jets fly over the Juche Tower during a parade on the Kim Il Sung Square, Saturday, October 10, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)





Members of a North Korean honour guard march past spectators prior to a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





North Korean soldiers participate in a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. North Korea was marking the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





North Korean soldiers ride atop armoured vehicles during a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





North Korean soldiers march during a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





Dancers perform during a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





North Korean soldiers shelter from the rain beneath a balcony following a mass military parade in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)





North Korean volunteer performers take part in a torch-light performance in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)