North Korea test-fires missile as tensions grow over border mine blasts
- On Saturday, North Korea launched a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea, which flew more than 700 kilometers, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Tensions escalated following a September 21 landmine blast in the Demilitarized Zone that injured three South Korean soldiers, after which Pyongyang rejected responsibility and called South Korea "despicable."
- Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, claimed the intermediate-range strategic missile used artificial intelligence and a "wave-like trajectory mode" to evade tracking, stating "there is no way to avoid this attack."
- Emergency security meetings convened in Seoul, while the South Korean military increased surveillance and readiness alongside the United States and Japan to monitor for potential additional tests.
- Since designating South Korea his "principal enemy" in 2024, leader Kim Jong Un has accelerated border fortification efforts, part of a broader trend of increased live-fire exercises and missile tests this year.
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According to Kim Jong-un's regime, the projectiles have an accuracy with a margin of error of less than 30 centimeters.
North Korea Tests AI-Enabled Intermediate-Range Missile
North Korea says it has tested an intermediate-range strategic missile using artificial intelligence. Raising fresh questions about how quickly its weapons technology is evolving. South Korea detected the launch from the Wonsan area early Saturday, saying the missile flew more than 700km toward the East Sea. Hours later, Kim Yo Jong said it was an… Continue reading North Korea Tests AI-Enabled Intermediate-Range Missile
Kim oversees 1,000-km hypersonic missile test as Pyongyang claims Seoul, Tokyo failed to track it
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a reported intermediate-range missile test as Pyongyang showcased what it described as a hypersonic strategic weapons system. North Korea’s KCNA said the missile was launched on October 3 and struck a target about 1,000 kilometres away in the sea, while South Korea said it detected a ballistic missile that flew more than 700 kilometres toward the East Sea. Kim Yo Jong claimed South Korea and Japan failed t…
The launch was carried out to train soldiers in the "hypersonic strategic weapons system," KCNA said.
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