SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile and other weapons targeting North Korea during a massive Armed Forces Day ceremony Tuesday, as the 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.

South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of a U.S. bomber at military parades in Seoul on Tuesday, a show of force now held annually to signal readiness to respond to North Korean threats.

A former defector, unhappy with life in the South, stole a 25-seat shuttle bus this week and attempted to cross a bridge into North Korea before he was apprehended by guards.

Equipped with unparalleled destructive capabilities and a 600km range, the Hyunmoo-5 is designed to deter North Korea's nuclear threats South Korea has unveiled its formidable "bunker-busting" missile,

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 Korea unveiled a weapon it says is capable of taking out North Korea’s leadership. Meanwhile, a U.S. B-1B Lancer made a rare flight over the capital.