North Korea has tested a new cluster-bomb warhead mounted on a tactical ballistic missile, alongside advanced electromagnetic and infrastructure-targeting weapons, in a significant escalation of its military capabilities. The tests, reported by state media on Thursday, are seen as a calculated effort by Pyongyang to demonstrate its capacity for modern asymmetric warfare. The country’s Academy of Defence Science and its Missile Administration carried out the tests earlier this week. According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), these included carbon-fibre bombs and a new highly mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile system. The rapid succession of launches, tracked over several days by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, represents an ongoing violation of United Nations Security Council sanctions, which prohibit Pyongyang from testing ballistic missile technology.

Full report : North Korea unveils cluster-bomb missile, electronic warfare capability.