North Korea tests cluster warhead, advanced weapons, defying UN sanctions

North Korea said it tested a range of advanced weapons this week, including a new cluster warhead for a ballistic missile, an electromagnetic weapon, carbon-fiber bombs and a mobile short-range air defence system, in what analysts described as a display of evolving modern warfare capabilities.

State media reported that the country also conducted tests to verify the combat effectiveness of a tactical ballistic missile warhead, but did not specify how many missiles were launched during the exercises.