North Korea Tests Cluster Warhead for Tactical Ballistic Missiles

North Korea's state media announced that the missile administration tested a cluster warhead for tactical ballistic missiles, pledging deployment across units by 2026.

• North Korea's official media reported Sunday that the missile administration tested a cluster warhead for tactical ballistic missiles on October 31.
• General Kim Jong-sik, a member of the ruling party's Central Military Commission, supervised the test, KCNA reported.
• The missile administration's director general said the warheads fall into four categories and that units will select among them by end of 2026 according to operational targets.
• North Korea's defense research institutes stated the type-2 cluster warhead can destroy a target area of 12 to 13 hectares at maximum density.