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North Korea says it tested missiles with cluster munitions, blackout bombs

State media also reports tests of ‘electromagnetic’ weapon, anti-aircraft missiles and ‘low-cost’ missile engine

North Korea said it conducted a series of weapons tests over three days this week, including a graphite bomb targeting enemy electric grids and a Hwasong-11A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) equipped with a cluster munition warhead. 

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday that research agencies under the Missile Administration also tested a new “low-cost” missile engine, an unnamed electromagnetic weapon and short-range anti-aircraft missiles on April 6, 7 and 8.

The reportsaid first vice director of the Workers’ Party Munitions Industry Department Kim Jong Sik oversaw the tests, without mentioning the presence of DPRK leader Kim Jong