North Korea announced a successful test of a ballistic missile with a cluster warhead North Korea's official news agency announced that the country had conducted a new test to evaluate the performance of its tactical ballistic missiles. According to this news agency, the test was conducted in order to test the effectiveness of these weapons, known as "standard type 2", in simulated combat conditions. North Korea has claimed that this missile's cluster warhead has the ability to cover and destroy targets in an area of 12 to 13 hectares.