North Korea Blasts Targets Resembling South Korean Guard Posts, Declares 'Strength Is Peace'

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North Korea, which has remained silent on the South Korean government's offer for military talks, has staged a show of force involving drones. Revealing footage of strikes hitting mock-ups of South Korean frontline guard posts and U.S. tanks, the North highlighted its diverse drone operational capabilities. Leader Kim Jong Un emphasized that strength is peace.

Reporter Noh Dong-gyu reports.

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About ten rounds from a 600-millimeter super-large multiple rocket launcher, named "Sniper" by North Korea, tear through the sky.

They slam into their target, a rocky islet, in rapid succession.

Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs Commission, claps and pumps his fist in apparent satisfaction.

This is a firepower demonstration released by North Korea, which stated that it held an "unmanned aerial technology development exhibition" yesterday (October 29).

The South Korean military also confirmed yesterday that North Korea fired around ten ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area into the East Sea.

What drew particular attention was the comprehensive showcase of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones.

Suicide drones resembling American or Israeli models took flight and struck targets mimicking South Korean frontline guard posts, K9 self-propelled howitzers, and U.S. M1 tanks.

Footage of a missile being launched from a reconnaissance drone was also made public.

["It carried out a precision strike with 100 percent hit accuracy."]

At the exhibition, drones suspected of featuring stealth designs and low-cost, high-efficiency "cardboard drones" were also spotted.

In a speech, Kim emphasized achieving "absolute dominance in the unmanned aerial vehicle sector."

[Korean Central Television: "Strength is peace, and peace is secured only through strength... We must bring about miraculous outcomes in the fields of unmanned aviation technology and defense artificial intelligence...."]

Experts believe North Korea is accumulating operational experience with drones through its involvement in the war in Ukraine and receiving technology transfers from Russia.

[Cho Sang-keun / Research Professor, KAIST Center for National Future Strategic Technology Policy: "In the Russia-Ukraine war, drone technology is being updated every two weeks. That knowledge is being funneled straight into North Korea like through a straw. China is also now supplying North Korea with materials, parts, and equipment...."]

At a demonstration held by South Korea's Ministry of National Defense in September, domestically developed drones crashed in succession. Addressing concerns over whether South Korea is lagging behind North Korea, a South Korean military official stated that "delays in fielding cutting-edge assets like drones are a serious issue," pledging to improve relevant systems.

Video by Jeong Sung-hoon
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