North Korea Tests Cluster-Bomb Warheads in Weapons Drill
North Korea has tested warheads carrying cluster bombs as part of its latest weapons drill. The test came at a time of rising tension after a landmine blast on the heavily guarded border between the two Koreas wounded three South Korean soldiers. Cluster bombs are weapons that scatter many small explosives over a wide area, so the test has raised concern among neighbours.
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Context: North Korea and South Korea are still technically at war, since the 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty. Pyongyang has tested missiles and weapons for years, and the heavily fortified border between them is one of the most tense places in the world.
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