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North Korea says its missile steers with AI

Kim Yo Jong says an intermediate-range missile fired on Saturday uses AI to change course at low altitude.

By Alexandre S. , 05:40 UTC

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area towards the sea off its east coast at about 6.30am on Saturday 3 October 2026, and it flew more than 700 km, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, Yonhap reports. Later that day Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, called it an intermediate-range strategic missile with AI technology applied, able to change its flight path at low altitude, according to Reuters. She said the 700 km figure exposed the limits of South Korean and Japanese tracking.

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Seoul’s military said it is watching the North closely under its combined defence posture with the United States. A South Korean government source told Yonhap the missile could be an intermediate-range type flown at reduced range, like a launch on 12 August. The Reuters report carries no response from Seoul or Tokyo to the AI claim.

The launch follows a mine blast in the demilitarised zone on 21 September that wounded three South Korean soldiers. Seoul blamed the North, and on Friday Kim Yo Jong again denied responsibility and dismissed Seoul’s call for talks, Yonhap reports.

For anyone tracking military AI, the guidance claim comes from Pyongyang alone; Seoul’s account covers only the flight.

Sources

  1. Yonhap (The Korea Times): N. Korea fires ballistic missile amid tensions over DMZ mine blast. Checked
  2. Reuters (GV Wire): North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong Says Intermediate-Range Missile Test Was Conducted. Checked

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