{
  "id": 17872259,
  "title": "N. Korea tests cruise missile warhead, days after cluster bomb test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/n-korea-tests-cruise-missile-warhead-days-after-cluster-bomb-test-17872259",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T23:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261103/n-korea-tests-cruise-missile-warhead-days-after-cluster-bomb-test"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea recently conducted a test of a dispersal warhead for a strategic cruise missile, according to state media reports. The test was overseen by a high-ranking official, Full Gen. Kim Jong-sik, who belongs to the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Military Commission and serves as the first vice department director of the Central Committee. The Warhead Institute of the Missile Administration confirmed that the mid-sized dispersal warhead attached to the cruise missile is capable of reducing a target area to between 5 to 6 hectares, and its highest-density power effectively turns the area into ashes. The Cruise Missile System Institute reported that they had improved the missile's vertical strike capability by enhancing its terminal maneuverability, taking into account the targeted area's natural and geographical characteristics.\n\nThe director of the administration emphasized the urgency of developing various weapon systems, stating that North Korea's armed forces must defend the country's security and deter potential threats. The director claimed that the tests demonstrated practical combat power.",
  "summary": "North Korea has tested a dispersal warhead for a strategic cruise missile, state media reported Tuesday. Full Gen. Kim Jong-sik, a member of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Military Commission and first vice department director of the Central Committee, oversaw Monday's tests, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). \"The Warhead Institute of the Missile Administration said it…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea tests 'dispersal warhead' for cruise missiles following cluster bomb test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/n-korea-tests-dispersal-warhead-for-cruise-missiles-following-cluster",
        "published": "2026-11-02T22:05:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "North Korea Test Fires Strategic Cruise Missiles: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/north-korea-test-fires-strategic-cruise-missiles-report",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:58:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea test fires strategic cruise missiles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-test-fires-strategic-cruise-missiles",
        "published": "2026-11-03T00:19:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "North Korea test-fires strategic cruise missiles days after cluster bomb test, KCNA reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/north-korea-test-fires-strategic-cruise-missiles-days-after-cluster",
        "published": "2026-11-03T01:32:45.000Z"
      }
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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."
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