North Korea Says It Just Tested Cluster-Bomb Warheads for Ballistic Missiles and an Electromagnetic Weapon
In 2026, North Korea launched five large-scale missile tests – and now we learn what new tech they are testing.
Today (9), news has arisen that North Korea has tested ‘a new cluster-bomb warhead’ on a ballistic missile as well as an electromagnetic weapon.
North Korea conducts major missile tests
North Korea conducted a series of military tests from April 6-8, including a tactical ballistic missile warhead and an electromagnetic weapon system
Pyongyang says that work to upgrade modern weapons is progressing rapidly. pic.twitter.com/R0MDviDQoO
— Sputnik India (@Sputnik_India) April 9, 2026
Reuters reported:
“The country’s Academy of Defense Science and the Missile Administration also conducted tests of carbon-fiber bombs and a mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile system, KCNA said.
Kim Jong Sik, a general who oversaw the tests, said the electromagnetic weapon system and carbon-fiber bombs were ‘special assets’ for North Korea’s military, KCNA reported.”
“Without specifying the number of ballistic missiles launched – a violation of United Nations sanctions – North Korea said it had tested its mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile system as well as the combat capabilities of its tactical ballistic missile warhead.
One test proved the surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile called Hwasongpho-11 Ka, which is tipped with a cluster-bomb warhead, was able to ‘reduce to ashes any target’ covering an area of up to 7 hectares (17 acres), KCNA said.”
Seoul – North Korea has carried out a three-day series of military tests this week involving multiple new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it continues to expand its nuclear-capable forces aimed at South Korea.The official Korean… pic.twitter.com/InnHbGhbXO
— NextMinute News (@nextminutenews7) April 9, 2026
Bloomberg reported:
“[General Kim Jong Sik] said ‘the electromagnetic weapon and carbon fiber bomb are special assets of strategic nature to be combined with and applied to various military means’ in different spheres, according to the KCNA report. This type of weapon typically uses electromagnetic energy rather than explosives to disrupt or damage targets, especially electronics infrastructure.”
North Korea weapons testing alarms South Korea
Weapon trials dash the hopes for peace in Korean Peninsula @ShivanChanana and @samikshaa3 have more pic.twitter.com/xKyjy07XmJ
— WION (@WIONews) April 9, 2026
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