Report: North Korea Will Display Missiles Before Winter Olympics to 'Scare' USA

North Korea will reportedly showcase many long-range missiles before the start of the Olympics in South Korea as a tactic to scare the United States.

Per CNN's Will Ripley and Joshua Berlinger, North Korea's display of "'hundreds' of missiles and rockets" will take place during a parade Feb. 8. 

The 2018 Winter Olympics will begin with the opening ceremony Feb. 9 at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. 

Ripley and Berlinger noted North Korea's plan comes after United States President Donald Trump was critical of the country's human rights abuses under Kim Jong Un and "'reckless pursuit' of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles that could soon threaten the U.S. homeland" during Tuesday's State of the Union address. 

CNN's Will Ripley, Tim Schwarz and James Griffiths reported on Jan. 19 that North Korea was planning some sort of military parade one day before the start of the Olympics. 

"A copy of what appears to be a letter sent from North Korean authorities to defense attaches, seen by CNN, invites them and their spouses 'to attend festival functions held in Pyongyang' to mark the 70th anniversary of the formal creation of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on February 8," per Ripley, Schwarz and Griffiths.

Per Hyung-Jin Kim of the Associated Press, North Korea announced Monday it wouldn't take part in a joint cultural event prior to the Olympics on Feb. 4, blaming South Korean media for "picking a fight over an unspecified domestic festival in North Korea."