North Korea's multi-warhead missile test ”successful”... ”separation and guidance of individual maneuvering warheads”

In response to what the South Korean military deemed a failed ballistic missile launch, North Korea countered by saying it had successfully conducted a test to ensure multiple warhead capability.
On the 27th, the Korean Central News Agency reported that, “The General Bureau of Missiles announced on the 26th that it has achieved its goal of upgrading its missile technology.”
The purpose of this test is to "ensure the ability to destroy multiple targets with multiple warheads."
"It is part of the normal activities of the Missile Bureau and the National Defense Science Research Institute under its jurisdiction to advance the technology of the weapons system," he said.
A multiple warhead missile is a weapons system capable of attacking multiple targets simultaneously, and is a new stage in the process of upgrading nuclear missile capabilities.
The agency said, "It uses a medium- to long-range solid ballistic missile with a single-stage engine."
"The test was conducted within a radius of 170-200 km, which ensures maximum safety and is favorable for measuring the flight characteristics of the individual maneuvering combat units," he said.
North Korea said the detached warheads were accurately guided to the three set target coordinates.
The test site was visited by Park Jeong-cheon, vice chairman of the Workers' Party's Central Military Commission, and Kim Jeong-sik, first vice director of the Workers' Party.
They said, "Improving the individual target destruction capability of the individual mobile combat units is a very important national defense technology issue.
Prior to this, a Joint Chiefs of Staff official said on the 26th, "The missile launched by North Korea flew over 250km and was destroyed in mid-air in the sea east of Mt. Former.
It was estimated that the bomb had failed, with "debris scattered over a radius of several kilometers and falling into the sea."