KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 -- For decades, a specialised unit in the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) - the 12th Squadron Royal Engineer Regiment - has been quietly tracking down some of the deadliest threats on our shores.

These threats - categorised as Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) - often appear unassuming but are lethal in nature.

Now, even this subtle battleground is quietly shifting as artificial intelligence (AI) continues gaining clout.

Chief Engineer of the Royal Engineers Regiment (RAJD), Brigadier-General Sharuddin Mohd Noh said AI could potentially enhance traditional, lone-wolf plots into more sophisticated, hybrid and cyber-enabled threats.

Some possible threats, he said, include coordinated ...