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![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, walks with military officials as he observes the Hwasong-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile being test-fired at an unspecified location, in this file photo from April 19, to verify the characteristics and power of a cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical ballistic missile, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12541277.jpg?imageId=12541277&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)