Kim Jong-un has toured key defense industry enterprises and inspected weapons systems<\/p>\n
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for greater use of AI and automation in the country\u2019s offensive and defensive weapons, while urging manufacturers to boost production.
\nKim made the remarks while inspecting several defense enterprises Wednesday to Friday, accompanied by senior officials and his influential sister, Kim Yo-jong.
\nPhotos released by state media show him visiting facilities that produce drones and artillery systems, including massive 600 mm multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
\nKnown outside North Korea as the KN-25, the system resembles the US-made HIMARS but has evolved beyond a conventional MLRS, effectively functioning as a short-range ballistic missile launcher.
\n\u201cOur artillery should have the most concentrated and destructive, massive and versatile offensive capability and responsibly perform the two missions of deterring and fighting war,\u201d the North Korean leader said, as cited by KCNA.<\/p>\n
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Kim also called for broader use of AI in \u201coffensive and defensive combat weapon systems,\u201d as well as improving armor and automation of artillery weaponry, state media reported. He also instructed manufacturing plants to ramp up production and improve the \u201cconditions and environment for production.\u201d
\nThe North Korean leader reportedly \u201cexpressed great satisfaction,\u201d finding that most of the plants are meeting the production goals to fulfill the \u201chuge plans\u201d outlined by the Party Central Military Commission, the top military affairs and planning body of the country.
\nPrior to joining the nuclear club in the mid-2000s, North Korea relied on a vast artillery park for deterrence, as the South Korean capital, Seoul, is within reach of conventional artillery. Pyongyang has recently worked on modernizing and expanding its artillery park, with some of the missile systems in its arsenal also doubling as nuclear delivery systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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