North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missile and Second Projectile Toward East Sea/Sea of Japan
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile from the Wonsan area at about 3:00 p.m. local time on 20 September, which flew roughly 450 kilometres before falling into the East Sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. A second unidentified projectile was launched toward the same waters hours later, with flight parameters still under analysis. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command stated it is aware of the launches and that, on current assessments, they pose no immediate threat to U.S. personnel, territory, or allies.
- No official North Korean statement on the launches is in this collection.
- Missile type, range, apogee and impact point for the second projectile are not stated; South Korea's military said analysis was continuing.
- The Japanese protest to Tokyo's counterpart and the characterisation of two missiles come from a single outlet and are not corroborated by any other source here.
- No imagery of the launch sites, launch platforms or impact areas has been collected.
- The Japanese Ministry of Defense posts are from an account we have no way to vouch for; the two launch notices and two fall estimates cannot be matched with certainty to the two events described by South Korea's military.
- No damage, casualties or vessel or aircraft interference has been reported.
- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command post was cut off in collection; the full text of its statement is not held.
- Whether further launches occurred after the reporting window closed at 1713Z on 20 September is not known.
SOURCE TRACE
8 observation(s) collapsing to 4 independent lineage(s). Grades are Admiralty: letter for source reliability, digit for information credibility. F6 means the source cannot be judged — not that it is false.
| GRADE | KIND | LINEAGE | OBSERVATION | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 | secondary | L1 | "North Korea fires additional projectile after short - range ballistic missile launch : South Korea Military" — reported by chinanationalnews.com. http://www.chinanationalnews.com/news/27931 | chinanationalnews.com |
| C3 | secondary | L2 | "Korea Utara Tembakkan Dua Rudal ke Laut Jepang , Tokyo Layangkan Protes Keras" — reported by jawapos.com. https://www.jawapos.com/internasional/2609200381/korea-utara-tembakkan-dua-rudal-ke | jawapos.com |
| C3 | secondary | L1 | "North Korea fires additional projectile after short - range ballistic missile launch : South Korea Military" — reported by news.webindia123.com. https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/W | news.webindia123.com |
| B2 | PRIMARY | L3 | @USPACOM: We are aware of the recent missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Based on current assessments, these events do not pose an immediate threat to U | x.com/USPACOM/status/2101694011014873402 |
| F6 | secondary | L4 | @ModJapan_en: It is estimated that the object had already fallen. https://t.co/rbaobxSCNJ | x.com/ModJapan_en/status/2101603311434776893 |
| F6 | secondary | L4 | @ModJapan_en: An object that may be a ballistic missile has been launched from North Korea. JMOD/JSDF will provide updates as soon as further information becomes available | x.com/ModJapan_en/status/2101603179276423177 |
| F6 | secondary | L4 | @ModJapan_en: It is estimated that the object had already fallen. https://t.co/xT5kU0pSOc | x.com/ModJapan_en/status/2101555695527362802 |
| F6 | secondary | L4 | @ModJapan_en: An object that may be a ballistic missile has been launched from North Korea. JMOD/JSDF will provide updates as soon as further information becomes available. | x.com/ModJapan_en/status/2101553888273014943 |
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