North Korea's bold wave of propaganda art - in pictures

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The searing propaganda is aimed to embolden the country and urge its people to resist US imperialism – with an arsenal of missiles eyed as the ultimate threat

Arnel Hecimovic

Sun 20 Aug 2017 16.11 EDT Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 11.03 EDT

• A propaganda poster with loaded imagery reads, ‘Our answer!’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• A North Korean propaganda poster declares, ‘Kick out the Americans and unite the Fatherland!’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• ‘No one can stop our way!’ boasts another propaganda poster. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• ‘Start a war against us’ is the slogan accompanying a particularly violent image. ‘We strike the American bastards first!’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• A woman ripping an American flag is depicted in a North Korean propaganda poster with a headband marked ‘US military out!’ Its main heading: ‘Repel the American invader.’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• North Korea’s military prowess is the focus of yet another poster. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• ‘Entire region of the state is now within range of our missiles!’ is the message of a bold poster. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• ‘US imperialists shouldn’t carelessly provoke war,’ one poster argues. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• Bold type proclaims, ‘Let’s crush the US nuclear war scheme with our whole nation’s unified power.’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• The rocket’s lettering says, ‘US imperialists should take a close look at Korea’s power.’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• ‘Death to US imperialists, our sworn enemy!’ another propaganda poster trumpets. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• ‘Those who dare insult us will face a mighty punishment!’ is the message of this poster. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile Taepodong-1 blasts into the space in one poster marked, ‘First sound of gunfire from big power.’ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

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