About Hwasong-11Ga:
- The Hwasong-11Ga, known as the KN-23 in the West, is a short-range ballistic missile.
- It was developed by North Korea.
- Features:
- It is a single-stage, solid-fuel missile fitted with a cluster munition warhead.
- It can carry a nuclear, chemical, or conventional warhead weighing around 500 kg.
- With a range of 600-700 km and a circular error probable (CEP) of 5 to 30 meters, the missile is notably accurate.
What Makes Cluster Bombs the ‘devil’s weapon’?
- Cluster munitions are widely considered among the most controversial weapons in modern warfare.
- A single missile or bomb releases dozens to hundreds of smaller submunitions in mid-air, dispersing them across a wide target area.
- This characteristic has earned them the nickname “devil’s weapon” due to their indiscriminate nature.
- Unlike conventional precision strikes, cluster bombs do not distinguish between military and civilian targets.
- Many submunitions also fail to explode on impact, remaining on the ground as unexploded ordnance, posing long-term threats to civilians.
