Kim Oversees Launch of AI-Trajectory Missile — SkimNews
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- Kim Jong Un oversaw the Oct 3 launch from Wonsan of a missile that flew more than 700km and uses artificial intelligence to adjust its flight trajectory, according to South Korea's military.
- Kim Yo Jong said the AI technology allows the missile to 'change its flight orbit at a low altitude' with 'no way to avoid' the attack, explicitly framing it as a counter-interception capability.
- Kim Jong Un told soldiers the drill demonstrated their 'professional qualifications and counterattack posture' and pledged to keep making 'the enemy recognise the reliability and fatality' of North Korea's strategic weapons.
- Kim Ju Ae, identified by South Korea's spy agency as Kim's most likely successor, appeared celebrating the launch alongside her mother Ri Sol Ju in photos released by KCNA.
- KCNA framed the test as training for operators of the 'hypersonic strategic weapon system,' with photos showing the missile lifting off in a burst of orange flame.
- The launch came days after Pyongyang denied responsibility for a DMZ explosion that wounded three South Korean soldiers and called South Korea 'despicable' on Oct 3, undercutting Seoul's push for renewed dialogue.
Why it matters: Kim Yo Jong's explicit claim that the AI-guided missile has 'no way to avoid' targets missile defense interception, a direct challenge to South Korean and US systems. The timing, days after the DMZ blast dispute, shows Pyongyang pairing weapons advances with refusal to back down diplomatically while the Kim family dynasty narrative plays out on camera.
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