Satellite images of North Korea's Mirim Parade Training Facility taken on Monday show expanded preparations for Thursday's military parade.
According to U.S.-based North Korea monitoring website 38 North, roughly 13-thousand troops -- up from twelve-thousand last week -- were in formation at Kim Il-sung Square, practicing for the parade.
Only a small number of artillery pieces and armored fighting vehicles can be seen,... which may be because some are stored at nearby military facilities.
38 North says... there are no signs of ballistic missile or unmanned aerial vehicle launchers on the parade ground or storage area.
