"North Korea is in its strongest strategic position in decades', US military intelligence said in May. North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has said the use of artificial intelligence is a top priority in modernising his country's increasingly sophisticated weapons technology and building up drone capabilities, state media reports. During a visit to the Unmanned Aeronautical Technology Complex in the capital Pyongyang on Thursday, Kim presided over performance tests of multipurpose drones and unmanned surveillance vehicles,"
"According to KCNA, the North Korean leader emphasised rapidly developing the newly-introduced artificial intelligence technology as a top priority in order to increase his military's unmanned weapons systems. Kim also called for expanding and strengthening the serial production capacity of drones. The visit to the aeronautical complex comes just a week after Kim oversaw another test of a new solid-fuel rocket engine designed for intercontinental ballistic missiles, which he hailed as a significant expansion of Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities."
"North Korea's military power includes nuclear-armed ballistic and cruise missiles, an increasing stockpile of nuclear weapons and a nascent spy satellite programme, according to the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). North Korean active duty personnel now number an estimated one million troops, and are supplemented by more than seven million reservists out of a population of roughly 25.6 million."
US military intelligence assessed North Korea is in its strongest strategic position in decades. Kim Jong Un prioritized artificial intelligence to modernize weapons technology and enhance drone capabilities. He presided over performance tests of multipurpose drones and unmanned surveillance vehicles at the Unmanned Aeronautical Technology Complex in Pyongyang and urged rapid AI development and expanded serial production of drones. He also oversaw a test of a new solid-fuel rocket engine for intercontinental ballistic missiles, which he described as expanding nuclear capabilities. The Defense Intelligence Agency notes nuclear-armed missiles, a growing nuclear stockpile, a nascent spy satellite program, and large active and reserve forces; AI development levels remain uncertain.
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