Screengrab Social Media/Telegram‘Rocket Man’ Kim Jong Un is doubling down with his missile program.The situation in the Korean Peninsula continues to escalate as North Korea launches two missiles off its eastern coast.Today’s set of launches is the second in a week, and comes mere days after Pyongyang accused the US of stoking tensions with a series of military drills.North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours https://t.co/40bGz43y3H— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) September 20, 2026Reuters reported:“Just three hours after launching a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the East Sea on Sunday afternoon, North Korea fired another unidentified projectile, according to South Korea’s defense ministry.If the subsequent launch is confirmed to be a ballistic missile, it will mark two consecutive ballistic missile tests by North Korea within a three-hour window.”North Korea Fires Two Missiles From Wonsan. Bigger Test Next#WW3Watchtower #BreakingNews #Shorts pic.twitter.com/DL4jnK6e64— WW3 Watchtower (@WW3Watchtower) September 20, 2026South Korea detected the first launch from the Wonsan area around 3 pm (2 am ET).Both South Koreans and Japanese officials described it as a ballistic missile.The projectile reportedly came down outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.“The first projectile flew approximately 450 km (280 miles) and is presumed to belong to the Hwasong-11 series, according to South Korea’s military. The second short-range missile flew more than 600 km (373 miles), Yonhap News reported on Sunday, citing the South Korean military.”Kim Jong Un and top officials watch a missile launch in 2025Japan Times reported:“[Japanese] Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi condemned the moves, saying that Japan had delivered a protest to the North via its embassy in Beijing.The Defense Ministry said Japan was working closely with U.S. and South Korean authorities to analyze the launches.[…] The North last fired off a ballistic missile on Sept. 12, when it launched ‘multiple’ short-range weapons from its eastern coast, a day after Japan concluded trilateral military drills with the U.S. and South Korea.Last month, Pyongyang fired off a barrage of around 10 short-range ballistic missiles, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year.”Read more:North Korea’s Underground Nuclear Tests at Mount Mantap May Have Triggered 1400 Earthquakes: STUDY/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i