North Korea tests cluster warhead, plans to deploy four munition types

North Korea's missile administration has announced the successful test of a cluster warhead designed for tactical ballistic missiles, aiming to assess its destructive capability.

According to the administration, the new warhead can turn an area of up to 13 hectares into ashes when used at full destructive power.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports that cluster munitions release dozens to hundreds of submunitions, enabling strikes on multiple targets across a wide area.

North Korea's cluster warheads are divided into four main categories, and the administration plans to supply them to military units before the end of 2026.