North Korea Tests Cluster-Bomb Missile, Electromagnetic Weapon: State Media

Gen. Kim Jong Sik, who oversaw the tests, said the electromagnetic weapon system and carbon-fiber bombs were ’special assets’ for North Korea’s military

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a test of a long-range strategic cruise missile in the Yellow Sea off North Korea on Dec. 28, 2025. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

North Korea tested a new cluster-bomb warhead on a ballistic missile and an electromagnetic weapon this week, according to the regime’s state news agency.

Pyongyang’s Academy of Defence Science and the Missile Administration also trialed carbon-fiber bombs and a mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile system, KCNA reported on April 9. Gen. Kim Jong Sik, who oversaw the tests, said the electromagnetic weapon system and carbon-fiber bombs were “special assets” for North Korea’s military, according to the news agency.