North Korea tests cluster bomb warheads in latest 'major' weapons test

North Korea tests cluster bomb warheads in latest'major' weapons test A combination picture shows what North Korea said was a test to evaluate the effectiveness of a cluster-bomb warhead in this image released Sunday. North Korea said Sunday that it had tested cluster-bomb warheads for its tactical ballistic missiles a day earlier, the latest in a spate of weapons tests by the nuclear-armed country. Defense officials said the test "confirmed that the Standard Type 2 cluster-bomb warhead is capable of turning into ashes a target area of 12 to 13 hectares with its highest-density power," the North's official Korean Central News Agency said in a report. Images accompanying the report -- which framed the event as a "major" weapons test -- showed Hwasong-11D short-range ballistic missiles being fired, with the cluster warheads slamming into an island target. The North's Missile Administration called the test "a part of regular scientific research activities aimed at boosting the power of combat systems."