North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong Says Intermediate-Range Missile Test Was Conducted
Kim Yo Jong said the missile used artificial intelligence technology, and North Korea said it has launched more than 10 tests this year.
- On Oct 3, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, confirmed her country conducted an intermediate-range missile test that flew more than 700 kilometers toward the sea off its east coast.
- Kim Yo Jong's Oct 2 statement dismissed Seoul's demand for an apology over North Korean mines that injured soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone, a heavily fortified area between the two Koreas.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the drill, which was carried out by "a firepower sub-unit undertaking an exclusive special mission," according to his sister Kim Yo Jong.
- Kim Yo Jong claimed the missile utilized a "wave-like trajectory mode" to evade tracking and asserted "there is no way to avoid this attack," though she provided no evidence.
- North Korea has launched missile tests on more than 10 occasions so far this year, often following protests against joint military drills conducted by Seoul and Washington.
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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong says intermediate-range missile test was conducted
SEOUL, Oct 3 (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on Saturday that her country had tested an intermediate-range strategic missile. The South Korean military said earlier on Saturday tha...
North Korea’s Vice Department Director Kim Yo-jong publicly showcased a medium-range strategic missile exercise and criticized the detection capabilities of South Korean and Japanese military authorities. Claiming to have proven superiority in evading targets through wave-type flight trajectory technology, she boasted about the introduction of artificial intelligence and strike precision in the missiles. This is interpreted as an intention to pr…
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says intermediate-range missile test was conducted
SEOUL, Oct 3 - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on Saturday that her country had tested an intermediate-range strategic missile. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The variant of the cruise missile that North Korea fired over the weekend uses AI technology, the closed country says.
Kim Jong-un's sister confirmed the test - The missile traveled more than 700 kilometers over the sea The post Kim Yo Jong: North Korea tested a medium-range ballistic missile appeared first on Npress.gr.
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