Overview
- KCNA, which on Thursday detailed tests held April 6–8, said a Hwasong‑11 short‑range missile carried a cluster warhead it claims can devastate 6.5 to 7 hectares.
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported multiple short‑range ballistic launches from the Wonsan area on Wednesday and a separate shot from near Pyongyang on Tuesday.
- Japan filed a formal protest through its embassy in Beijing and consulted with the United States and South Korea after the launches.
- Tokyo said the projectiles fell outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone and reported no damage to ships or aircraft operating in the area.
- KCNA also cited trials of an electromagnetic weapon, carbon‑fiber bombs, and a mobile short‑range air‑defense system, noting that carbon fibers can short‑circuit power grids by spreading fine conductive filaments.