North Korea Nuclear and Missile Program

  • First Missile Launch

    •April and September 1984 – Hwasong-5 (Scud-B) missile test
  • second Missile Test

    •June 1990 – Hwasong-6 (Scud-C) missile test
  • Third Missile Test

    •May 1993 - Rodong-1 missile test
  • Peace

    •October 1994 – Agreed Framework signed between US and North Korea, as a way to hopefully move forward, possibly to make a better future.
  • satellite Launch?

    •August 1998 – Taepodong-1 missile (N. Korea’s claimed Kwangmyongsong-1 satellite launch)
  • Another Treaty

    •September 1999 – North Korea agrees to long-range missile moratorium in exchange for the lifting of U.S. economic sanctions
  • A largeUranium Supply

    •October 2002 – North Korea admits to a clandestine uranium enrichment program
  • Spreading of Nuclear Weapons

    •January 2003 – North Korea withdraws from non-proliferation treaty.
  • More piece

    •September 2005- A group of party`s issue statements about North Korea, North Korea then agrees to rejoin NPT, but The party`s, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and PRC all agree that is is okay for North Korea to have a peaceful Nuclear program. America and South Korea agree to not deploy nuclear missiles.
  • Missile Test

    •July 2006 – Taepodong-2, Rodong-1, and Scud missile tests.
  • First Nuclear Missile Test

    •October 2006 – North Korea carries out its first test of a nuclear weapon.
  • Treaties, Sanctions, and other agreements by North Korea

    •October 2007 – Six Parties come to agreement on second-phase actions to implement September 2005 agreement. North Korea agrees to shut down three key components of the Yongbyon facility and commits to not transfer nuclear material or technology.
  • North Korea destroying one of their nuclear facilities

    •June 2008 – North Korea destroys a cooling tower at Yongbyon and issues a declaration of its nuclear activities. In response, the US lifts some sanctions and removes North Korea from its official list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.
  • Another Satellite

    •April 2009 – Taepodong-2 missile launch (N. Korea’s claimed Unha-2 rocket and Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite launch).
  • Second Nuclear Missile Test

    •May 2009 – North Korea carries out its second test of a nuclear weapon.
  • Another Missile Launch

    •July 2009 – Rodong-Scud missile launch.
  • Leap Day Agreement

    •February 2012 – US and North Korean officials reach a “Leap Day Agreement” on February 29, with the US promising food aid to North Korea, in exchange for Pyongyang promising to halt uranium enrichment and nuclear/missile testing.
  • Chairmens`s Statement

    •April 2012 – UN Security Council adopts chairman’s statement condemning North Korea’s rocket launch.
  • Leap Day Agreement Collapsed

    •April 2012 – North Korea launches unsuccessful test of Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite and Unha-3 rocket, leading to the collapse of the Leap Day Agreement.
  • Successful Satellite Launch

    •December 2012 – North Korea carries out successful launch of Unha-3 rocket and Kwangyongsong-3 satellite.
  • Third Nuclear Missile Test

    •February 2013 – North Korea carries out third nuclear test, with suspicions of enriched uranium and warhead miniaturization.
  • Acts of War?

    •March 2013 – Throughout the month, North Korea engages in a series of provocative actions, such as declaring an end to the 1953 Korean War armistice, withdrawing from non-aggression pacts with South Korea, and announcing its intention to launch missiles at US bases in the Pacific. However, no military clashes or fatalities ultimately result from this crisis.
  • Acts of War

    •May 2013 – North Korea fires a series of short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan.