# Kim calls for rapid expansion of drone technology and watches weapons tests

https://mins.news/en/video/122147

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-30 09:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tHdPkcqbIs

> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged a rapid expansion of drone technology and observed tests of several weapons, state media reported Friday. North Korea remains in a standoff with South Korea along their heavily fortified border.

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