North Korea has confirmed a second ballistic missile test this month, firing projectiles equipped with cluster bomb warheads in a move aimed at enhancing its ability to penetrate US and South Korean defences.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported the launches, understood to correspond to the multiple ballistic missiles detected by South Korea, Japan, and the United States off North Korea's east coast on Sunday.
Leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae – recently identified by South Korean intelligence as a potential successor – observed the test. Both wore black leather jackets as a projectile soared over the water.
