{
  "id": 17488896,
  "title": "N. Korea tests cluster bomb mountable on tactical ballistic missiles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/n-korea-tests-cluster-bomb-mountable-on-tactical-ballistic-missiles-17488896",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T23:07:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261101/n-korea-tests-cluster-bomb-mountable-on-tactical-ballistic-missiles"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea has conducted a test of a cluster bomb that can be mounted on tactical ballistic missiles, according to its state media, the Korean Central News Agency. The test took place on Saturday and was carried out to evaluate the combat effectiveness and power of the cluster-bomb warhead intended for use on tactical ballistic missiles, KCNA reported. General Kim Jong-sik, a member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and first vice department director, oversaw the test. Cluster bombs are designed to release dozens to hundreds of submunitions, enabling them to strike multiple targets over a wide area. Research institutes affiliated with the Missile Administration confirmed that the Standard Type 2 cluster-bomb warhead is capable of destroying an area of 12 to 13 hectares when deployed at its highest density. The general director of the Missile Administration stated that the cluster bomb warheads are classified into four categories.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "North Korea tests cluster bomb mountable on tactical ballistic missiles",
    "Test conducted on Saturday to evaluate combat effectiveness",
    "Cluster bombs can release dozens to hundreds of submunitions"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea tests cluster bomb mountable on tactical ballistic missiles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/n-korea-tests-cluster-bomb-mountable-on-tactical-ballistic-missiles",
        "published": "2026-10-31T22:31:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}