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North Korea launched what is suspected to be a ballistic missile into the East Sea on Sunday, according to reports from Japan and South Korea. This event follows North Korea’s rejection of a UN nuclear watchdog resolution against its nuclear program earlier in the week. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un possesses "57 very powerful nuclear weapons," while emphasizing his good relationship with Kim. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has urged for continued dialogue between the United States and North Korea, despite recent military exercises in the region criticized by Pyongyang.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 20, 2026, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea from its eastern coast near Wonsan. The launches occurred about three hours apart, with the first missile traveling around 280 miles and the second over 370 miles before landing in the sea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed both projectiles as ballistic missiles, while Japan's defense ministry noted one landed outside its exclusive economic zone. This test follows North Korea's rejection of a UN resolution demanding it halt nuclear activities and comes amid increased tensions due to recent US-South Korean military drills. The launches mark the second set of missile tests in roughly a week and have prompted South Korea’s presidential office to convene an emergency security meeting.
Written for “North Korea Missile Tests” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.
In August, Trump told reporters that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had "57 very powerful nuclear weapons" as he once again touted the pair's relationship.
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he → tell → relationship
North Korea on Sunday carried out a launch of a "suspected ballistic missile," the Japanese Prime Minister's office said, while South Korea's military reported that Pyongyang had fired an "unidentified projectile" into the East Sea.
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Pyongyang → carry → Sea
It comes after North Korea this week rejected a resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog against its nuclear programme.
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Korea → come → programme
A spokesperson for the country's Foreign Ministry said the International Atomic Energy Agency's resolution had "no effect on the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state."
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resolution → say → state
In August, Trump told reporters that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had "57 very powerful nuclear weapons" as he once again touted the pair's relationship.
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he → tell → relationship
"You know what, the fact that I get along with him, that's a good thing not a bad thing," Trump said, adding that Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal should "never" have been allowed to happen.
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arsenal → know → him
Trump announced at the time that he also intended to meet with Kim later this year, although he gave no further details on the plan - which would be their first meeting since Trump's first term in the White House.
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On Friday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he was "urging" Trump to maintain dialogue with Pyongyang, adding that Seoul was working to facilitate talks between the North and the US.
"I cannot say for certain how likely it is, but it is also clear that we must make every possible effort to turn that possibility into reality," he said of the potential for a meeting between US and North Korean officials.
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However, hopes for an imminent meeting may have been doused slightly after Kim's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, criticised recent military drills in the Western Pacific, which she labelled a "US-led war rehearsal."
The US, South Korea and Japan wrapped up Exercise Freedom Edge 26, which US Pacific Command said advanced "trilateral readiness across the Indo-Pacific," on 11 September.
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"Our will to defend our sovereignty will be expressed in clearer action and there will be never ever change in the course of intensifying the nuclear war deterrence," Kim Yo Jong added in a statement shared by North Korea's KCNA state news agency on Friday.
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