North Korea Tests Cluster-Munition Tactical Ballistic Missile, South Korean Military Detects Launch

North Korea's state media reported on November 1, 2026, that it conducted a "combat applicability and power evaluation test of a tactical ballistic missile submunitions warhead (cluster munition warhead)" on October 31. South Korean military authorities detected the launch from the Jangju area in South Pyongan Province toward the West Sea.