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North Korea 's 'devastating new nuclear missiles ' are being mocked as FAKE - after footage shot at a parade of strength emerged appearing to show rockets 'wobbling with bent nose cones'.

Speculation is mounting that Kim Jong-un may have substituted cardboard cutouts where he is lacking where it counts - as tensions between Pyongyang and Washington escalate.

The communist country held a spectacular parade of weapons yesterday - days after US President Donald Trump sent a strike force into the Pacific region after the war of words.

Around 60 of missiles were filmed rolling into Kim Il-Sung Square - and the pictures initially struck fear into the hearts of analysts worldwide that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme might be further advanced that previously thought.

The BBC reporter described it as an "extraordinary sight".

But after official footage - shot by media organisations allowed into the country and told to stand in a certain location and film in a certain direction - emerged, many are questioning whether Kim Jong-un's arsenal is really that deadly.

Moreover it's claimed some of the weapons of mass destruction on show were really painted bits of WOOD.

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One so-called giveaway was a rocket which looked a shade different from others - and its nose cone appeared wonky or at least pointing upwards oddly.

The claims come hours after North Korea's attempted a missile test which flopped.

The parade was intended to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the birth of the nation's founder Kim Il-sung - known as "The Day of the Sun" locally.

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Experts claimed Jong-un was showing off his new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) - feared to be able to reach the US mainland several thousand miles away.

Trump has previously vowed that the idea of Jong-un firing nuclear weapons at the US mainland simply "won't happen".

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But Lee Il-Woo, a senior analyst at the private Korea Defence Network, told AFP: “I suspect they all might be mock-ups aimed to impress the outside world".

One Twitter user posted online: "Does North Korea think they are fooling anyone with all those fake missiles on parade?'

Another claimed the rockets looked like they were made from papier-mâché.

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US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea today amid worries that the North has got its hands on weapons which can launch a nuclear attack.

Pledging that the U.S. commitment to South Korea has never been stronger, Pence is set to meet tomorrow with the nation's acting president.

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The meeting comes the day after North Korea launched a missile that blew up almost immediately.

The failed launch occurred as Pence was flying over the Bering Sea on his way to Seoul, the first stop on a four-nation Asia tour intended to show America's allies - and remind its adversaries - that the Trump administration is not turning its back on the increasingly volatile region.

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Pence spent almost no time speaking directly about the missile launch on Sunday, referring to it only as "this morning's provocation from the north" in remarks he made at an Easter lunch with some U.S. troops and their families.

Instead, he talked about his dad, who fought in the Korean War, and had a Bronze Star for heroism pinned to his chest this week in 1953, using the story to illustrate the commitment Americans have to South Korea.

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"As we landed today on the peninsula, I looked out at those rolling hills, and I thought about Second Lieutenant Edward J. Pence," Pence said.

Pence's talks with South Korea's acting president, Hwang Kyo-ahn, come as U.S. President Donald Trump has warned he will not tolerate provocations from North Korea and has dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group and attack submarines to the region.

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The U.S. government has deployed the Theater High-Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system to help protect its ally.

During his campaign for office last year, Trump expressed ambivalence about protecting Asian allies.

He has since sought to show his commitment, and has sent his top diplomat and defense secretary, as well as Pence, to the region to reinforce his message.