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North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, with one missile traveling over 600 kilometers. Japan and South Korea have condemned these tests, with Japan lodging a "stern protest." The launches follow North Korea's recent assertion of its status as a nuclear-armed state and come days after it rejected UN demands to halt nuclear activities. South Korean officials convened an emergency security meeting in response, emphasizing the need for Pyongyang to cease such missile tests immediately due to violations of UN Security Council resolutions.
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 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.
In short:
Japan and South Korea have criticised North Korea for new missile tests.
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Japan → criticise → tests
The nation fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday.
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nation → fire → Sunday
Japan has lodged a "stern protest" over the tests, according to local media.
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Japan → lodge → media
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast, with one flying more than 600 kilometres, according to South Korea's military.
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one → fire → military
The launches came days after Pyongyang reasserted its status as a nuclear-armed state and rejected a United Nations resolution demanding it halt its nuclear activities.
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it → come → activities
South Korea's military said the first missile was launched about 3pm on Sunday, local time, from the Wonsan area and flew about 450 kilometres into the East Sea, a body of water also called the Sea of Japan.
"Our military detected an additional short-range ballistic missile launched from the Wonsan area of North Korea towards the East Sea at around 5:50pm," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
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The second missile "flew more than 600 kilometres, and South Korean and US authorities are conducting a detailed analysis to determine its exact specifications", it said.
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it → fly → specifications
The JCS said South Korea, the United States and Japan had been "tracking and sharing relevant developments from the initial stage of the launch".
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Korea → say → launch
Japan lodged a "stern protest" with North Korea over the launches, condemning them as a threat to regional peace and security, the Kyodo news agency reported.
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agency → lodge → peace
South Korea's presidential National Security Office convened an emergency security meeting following the first launch and assessed its impact on national security, the presidential office said.
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office → convene → security
The government called on Pyongyang to "immediately cease" its ballistic missile launches, describing Sunday's firings as a "grave act" that violated UN Security Council resolutions.
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that → call → resolutions
Weapons 'hitting the targets'
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The launches came eight days after North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea as part of what it later described as a joint firepower drill.
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it → come → drill
That exercise involved long-range artillery and missiles, with the weapons "hitting the targets with 100 per cent accuracy", state media reported.
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media → involve → accuracy
North Korea accused "hostile forces" of seeking to end the country's nuclear program during this week's General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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Korea → accuse → Agency
A foreign ministry spokesperson said the IAEA resolution had "no effect on the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state", using the acronym for North Korea's official name.
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resolution → say → name
The North's status as a nuclear power was "guaranteed by the actual nuclear deterrent and irreversibly and permanently fixed by the supreme law of the state", the spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → guarantee → state
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong recently said the country's nuclear-armed status was "absolute" and called those hoping for its denuclearisation "idiots".
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status → say → denuclearisation
US President Donald Trump said in August that North Korea possessed 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons.
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Korea → say → weapons
South Korea has put the figure at between 80 and 120.
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Korea → put → 80
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