North Korea conducted a test of a tactical ballistic missile equipped with a cluster warhead, capable of hitting multiple targets over a wide area reaching up to 13 hectares.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the test was conducted on October 31 under the supervision of General Kim Jong Sik, the first deputy head of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
According to the agency, the warhead relies on deploying a large number of submunitions in the air, allowing them to spread over a wide area and target several locations simultaneously.
It added that Pyongyang is working on developing four types of cluster warheads, including a standard type and types designated for special combat missions, all set to enter service by the end of this year.
The North Korean authorities did not disclose the missile's range or the altitude of its trajectory, while Shin Jong Woo, the secretary general of the Korea Defense and Security Forum, speculated that the missile might be of the "Hwasong-11" (KN-24) type, which resembles the U.S. ATACMS missile.