Korea-Konflikt: Nordkorea testet Streusprengkopf für Marschflugkörper
Erst eine ballistische Rakete, nun ein strategischer Marschflugkörper: Nordkorea meldet binnen weniger Tage zwei Tests mit international geächteter Streumunition.
Pyongyang reported that North Korea tested a cluster munition for a strategic missile, according to state news agency KCNA. The tests reportedly took place on Monday, following a test of a cluster munition for a tactical ballistic missile on October 31. This marks North Korea conducting tests with two different rocket types within a few days.
Unlike ballistic missiles, missiles fly at low altitude and can be controlled during flight. Cluster munitions disperse numerous smaller explosives over a larger area. Due to their difficult-to-control effects, they are internationally banned. Unexploded fragments can remain a danger to civilians long after an attack. North Korea claims the new cluster munition could devastate an area of five to six hectares.
However, these claims cannot be independently verified at this time. It is unclear whether the tested system is already operational and what range it possesses.
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