Did North Korea fire two short-range ballistic missiles on September 20, 2026?

Yes. On September 20, 2026, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan), about three hours apart.

The first launch was detected around 3:00 p.m. local time and flew about 450 kilometers. The second was detected around 5:50 p.m. and flew more than 600 kilometers. The launches came ahead of a planned summit later that week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Source: Yonhap News Agency — N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles hours apart ahead of Trump-Xi summit

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