N. Korea tests cluster bomb mountable on tactical ballistic missiles
North Korea has tested a cluster bomb that can be mounted on tactical ballistic missiles and vowed to field various types of cluster warheads by the end of the year, its state media said Sunday. The North's Missile Administration conducted the test on Saturday to assess adaptation to combat and power of a cluster-bomb warhead to be mounted on tactical ballistic missiles, the Korean Central News…
North Korea has conducted a test of a cluster bomb capable of being mounted on tactical ballistic missiles, according to state media reports. The Missile Administration, which oversees the country's missile development, conducted the test on Saturday to evaluate the effectiveness of the cluster-bomb warhead on such missiles. General Kim Jong-sik, a high-ranking official in the Workers' Party of Korea, oversaw the test.
Cluster bombs are known for their ability to release a large number of submunitions, allowing them to strike multiple targets over a wide area. The research institutes associated with the Missile Administration have confirmed that the Standard Type 2 cluster-bomb warhead can destroy an area of 12 to 13 hectares with its highest-density power.
The general director of the Missile Administration indicated that there are four categories of these cluster bomb warheads.
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