SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile and other weapons that could target North Korea during a massive Armed Forces Day ceremony on Tuesday, as the South's president warned the North's regime would collapse if it attempts to use nuclear weapons.

Eager citizens waved flags and aged veterans stood at attention as armor rumbled through central Seoul’s concrete canyons, while a line of Apache attack helicopters whirled overhead and formations of fighter jets thundered through the clouds.

A politician breaks taboo and starts a conversation over whether North Korea and South Korea should give up on reunification.

On Tuesday, South Korea publicly showcased its most powerful weapon, the Hyunmoo-5 missile, to mark Armed Forces Day for the first time ever. The exhibition, held at a military airfield in Seongnam, south of Seoul,

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday warned North Korea that any attempt to use nuclear weapons would be met with a firm and overwhelming response from South Korea and its US allies. Speaking during an Armed Forces Day ceremony at a military base south of Seoul,

South Korea’s Strategic Command, responsible for deterring and responding to North Korea’s nuclear and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats, held its inauguration ceremony on Sept. 30, ahead of its official launch on Oct.