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North Korea reportedly tested a dispersal warhead for a strategic cruise missile, according to reports from the Korea Herald and Handelsblatt.
The reported cruise-missile test followed a recent North Korean test of a cluster bomb for ballistic missiles, linking the two developments in a sequence involving different missile systems.
The Korea Herald, citing the Korean Central News Agency, reported that Kim Jong-sik oversaw the Monday tests. It identified him as a member of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Military Commission and as first vice department director of the party’s Central Committee.
Handelsblatt characterized the reported developments as two tests involving internationally prohibited cluster munitions conducted within several days. The supplied reports do not specify where the tests took place.