In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits to observe the test launches of missiles at an undisclosed place in North Korea Sunday, April 12, 2026.

North Korea test-launched ballistic missiles with cluster bomb warheads in a recent launch Kim Jong Un and his daughter watched the missile launches from a coastal observation point

The KCNA said the purpose of the test-launch was to evaluate the power of the "cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead" fitted to the weapon system.