Scope — This assessment examines the DPRK weapon activity of 20 September 2026, the subsequent North Korean claim that a “new-type weapon” was successfully tested, the independently observable launch parameters, the evolution of Pyongyang’s military signalling and force-modernisation strategy, and the consequences for the Republic of Korea, Japan, the United States and the wider Indo-Pacific … Leggi tutto North Korea’s September 20 Weapon Test: From Missile Expansion to a More Complex Regional Strike Architecture