Kim Jong-un smiles and waves as cheering crowd watches simulation of a US city being wiped out by a nuclear attack during North Korean celebrations

• Pyongyang put on a music show to mark birthday of founding father Kim Il Sung
• Ended with mock-up footage of ballistic missiles engulfing America in flames
• The audience cheered and dictator Kim Jong-un smiled as the film was played

Footage captures the moment Kim Jong-un smiled and waved as cheering crowds watched a simulation of a US city being wiped out by a nuclear attack

This is the moment Kim Jong-un smiled and waved as cheering crowds watched a simulation of a US city being wiped out by a nuclear attack. 

North Korea put on a musical show to mark the birthday of founding father Kim Il Sung which ended with a mock-up of rockets engulfing America in flames.

The choral performance was attended by dictator Kim Jong-un, the elder of Kim's grandson, on Sunday, after a massive military parade in the capital. 

The singing was followed by footage of its test-firing of a missile in February which, in the video, was joined by other missiles shooting into sky, passing over the Pacific and exploding in giant balls of flames in the United States.

North Korea put on a musical show to mark the birthday of founding father Kim Il Sung which ended with a mock-up of rockets engulfing America in flames

The singing was followed by footage of its test-firing of a missile in February which, in the video, was joined by other missiles shooting into sky, passing over the Pacific and exploding in giant balls of flames in the United States

Huge crowds were in the building to watch the extravaganza with military personnel cheering as the propaganda video was shown

The video ended with a picture of the American flag in flames, overlapping row after row of white crosses in a cemetery.

'When the performance was over, all the performers and participants in the military parade broke into enthusiastic cheers of "hurrah!",' state run KCNA news agency said.

State TV footage showed leader Kim smiling and waving in return.

'The Dear Supreme Leader waved back to them and congratulated the artistes on their successful performance,' KCNA said.

The choral performance was attended by dictator Kim Jong-un, the elder of Kim's grandson, on Sunday, after a massive military parade in the capital

The video ended with a picture of the American flag in flames, overlapping row after row of white crosses in a cemetery

North Korea said in February that it had successfully tested a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile, the Pukguksong-2, propelled by a solid-fuel engine

Footage showed huge rockets being wheeled into position before a simulation showed missiles destroying a US city

The video was accompanied by music and singing and the audience cheered as the video showed America engulfed in flames

North Korea said in February that it had successfully tested a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile, the Pukguksong-2, propelled by a solid-fuel engine.

During Saturday's military parade it displayed what appeared to be new intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

And a day later it conducted a failed missile test, which drew international condemnation.

North Korea regularly threatens to destroy the United States and amid heightened tension on the Korean peninsula, it has escalated a war of words, warning of full-out nuclear war if Washington takes military action against it.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, on a trip to Asia, has repeatedly warned that the 'era of strategic patience' with North Korea is over and on Wednesday said it would meet any attack with an 'overwhelming response'.

(The Mail, UK)