this is the scene live in pyongyang. we can see the leader of north korea lined up, watching the military parade which you have to say is being awarded mated to the latter. the run many, many, many thousands of soldiers and civilians joining in the celebrations is being co ordinated to the letter. there is speculation that north korea could carry out its sixth nuclear test or a long range missile test. kim kim il sung although he is dead remains in office. it is taking on a symbolic meaning as the tensions between north korea and the us are notching up. donald trump sent what he called a powerful armada to the korean peninsulas as a show of strength and after meeting chinese leader, he said the us was prepared to go alone. this parade will be watched very, very closely, followed by many experts in the region. where there are test is imminent or a missile launch may be happening, thatis missile launch may be happening, that is what the thought is in the next 2a hours. of