North Korea tests ballistic missiles with cluster-bomb warheads

Key facts

• North Korea conducted a three-day testing spree starting Monday, firing multiple missiles including Hwasong-11 ballistic missiles armed with cluster-munition warheads.
• South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected missiles launched Wednesday flying 240–700 km before falling into the sea, and at least one projectile fired Tuesday from near Pyongyang.
• Japan's Defence Ministry confirmed none of the Wednesday weapons entered its exclusive economic zone, while the US military stated the launches posed no immediate threat to the United States or its allies.
• North Korean state media claimed the cluster warhead system can reduce to ashes any target covering 6.5–7 hectares with the highest-density power.
• Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to arrive in North Korea on Thursday for a two-day visit.