North Korea test-fires missile as tensions grow over border mine blasts
South Korea said the launch was the latest in more than 10 missile tests this year as Pyongyang and Seoul traded blame over DMZ mine blasts.
- On Saturday, North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters, South Korea's military reported.
- Tensions escalated following land mine blasts that injured soldiers last month, with the Command and South Korea attributing the incidents to North Korean mines.
- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately identify the weapon, leaving unclear whether the system is a ballistic missile or another type of projectile.
- Military officials are continuing to monitor the situation as the launch remains under analysis, with The Associated Press reporting updates will follow as information becomes available.
- This latest test occurs amid heightened military activity in the region, as observers watch for potential shifts in the security posture between North Korea and South Korea.
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North Korea reported using artificial intelligence in missile test Pyongyang said it had tested a medium-range missile capable of changing <p>trajectory at low altitude. Seoul announced the flight at 700 km.</p>
North Korea Tests AI-Enabled Ballistic Missile That Can 'Change Flight Orbit'
The launch took place days after Seoul's military demanded an apology from Pyongyang for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that it blamed on the North.
North Korea says it test-fired an intermediate-range missile as tensions grow over mine blasts
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said her brother supervised the test of the missile, which she described as strategic, implying it was designed to deliver nuclear weapons.
North Korean authorities have announced a test of a new medium-range missile equipped with artificial intelligence technology capable of changing the trajectory at low altitudes, which, according to the South Korean military, was launched from the Vonsan area on the eastern coast of the DPRK and flew
North Korea claims to have tested a strategic missile with an average range of action in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) would have been used. Phenian's announcement came just a few hours after South Korea reported launching a North Korean ballistic missile in the Wonsan region.
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