DPRK Nuclear Proliferation Timeline
Category: Otro
Actualizado: 19 nov 2017
Timeline of the DPRK's nuclear development and actions taken by the US to address it.
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Created byAndrew Coco
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Establishes the Atomic
Energy Research InstituteSigns Founding Charter of
Soviet Union's Joint Venture
for Nuclear ResearchSigns Agreement for Peaceful
Use of Nuclear Technology
with Soviet UnionConstructs Yongbyon Nuclear
Research CenterSigns Trilateral Safeguards
with the IAEA and Soviet
UnionSigns the NPTPresident Announces Withdraw
of all US Nuclear Weapons from
South KoreaSigns the JDDKP with South
KoreaSigns the IAEA Safeguards
AgreementExpels IAEA Inspectors and
announces withdraw from the
NPTSuspends withdrawal from the
NPT pending negotiations with
the USRemoves spent fuel rods from the
5 MW(e) reactor at Yongbyon
without IAEA supervisionPresident Requests UNSC sanctions
to be placed on DPRKCalls Proposed UNSC Sanctions an
"Act of War"Jimmy Carter Negotiates the beginning
of the Agreed Framework with Kim
Il-sungSigns the Agreed FrameworkSigns the Agreed FrameworkBush Administration Completes
DPRK Policy Review and
Recommends Stricter MeasuresExchanges Ballistic Missile Tech
for HEU tech with PakistanAnnounces US Knowledge of DPRK's
HEU Program During Bilateral TalksDeclares Existence of Nuclear Weapons
Program, Claiming Right to Self DefenseSuspends Heavy Oil Shipments to
the DPRKExpels IAEA inspectors and
withdraws from the
Agreed FrameworkAnnounces it has Reprocessed
Enough Plutonium to Create
Between 4-6 Nuclear WarheadsCompletes Production of Enough
Plutonium for 1-2 More WarheadsSigns the Statement of PrinciplesSigns the Statement of PrinciplesRejects LWR transfer obligations
after the official signing on 9/19.
Treasury Dept. Sanctions BDAConducts First Nuclear TestPasses UNSC Resolution 1718
in response to the DPRK's first
nuclear testSigns the IAIJS during the
Six Party TalksSigns the IAIJS during the
Six Party TalksAllows IAEA Inspectors
back into the countryAgrees to the Second Action
PlanReveals possession of 2,000 P-2
CentrifugesIssues trilateral rejection of
a new round of Six Party TalksAnnounces bilateral nonproliferation
agreement with the USAnnounces bilateral nonproliferation
agreement with the DPRKConducts failed Unha-3 Satellite LaunchHalts food aid to DPRK due to its
satellite launchSuccessfully reattempts an
Unha-3 satellite launchPasses UNSC Resolution 2087
in response to DPRK's December
satellite launchConducts Third Nuclear TestPasses UNSC Resolution 2094
in response to the DPRK's third
nuclear testRestarts heavy water reactor
at YongbyonConducts an IRBM TestJoins UNSC in condemning the
DPRK's IRBM TestThreatens a Fourth Nuclear TestExpands unilateral sanctions
targeting DPRK individuals and
financial entitiesTreasury Department sanctions
various financial entities around
the world for association with the
DRPK's nuclear program.Conducts first successful ballistic
missile launch from a submarineConducts second ballistic
missile launch from a submarine
and the launch failsConducts third ballistic
missile launch from a submarine
and the launch is a successConducts Fourth Nuclear TestLaunches an Earth Observation
Satellite on a modified missilePasses UNSC Resolution 2270
in response to the DPRK's Fourth
Nuclear Test as well as its long-
range ballistic missile testConducts a Second IRBM TestJoins the UNSC in condemning
the DPRK's Second IRBM TestConducts a Third IRBM TestConducts a Fourth IRBM TestConducts its Fifth and Sixth IRBM TestsJoins the UNSC in condemning
the DPRK's recent IRBM TestsTreasury Department sanctions
various DPRK individuals including
Kim Jong-un for Human Rights
violationsMakes a Joint Statement with South
Korea to announce plans to deploy
the THAAD system to South KoreaLaunches an IRBM into Japan's
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)Successfully Conducts a SLBM TestConducts Three Simultaneous
medium-range ballistic missile
TestsConducts Fifth Nuclear TestConducts a Seventh IRBM TestConducts Eighth IRBM TestLaunches a new medium-range
ballistic missileLaunches four ballistic missiles
into Japan's EEZPresident meets with the
Chinese President and agree
to cooperate on DPRK
denuclearization.Conducts a failed ballistic
missile testReveals new ballistic missiles
and launcher tech in a paradeAdministration calls for increased
sanctions pressure on the DPRKSecretary of State declares that
"concrete steps" towards
denuclearization are required
on the part of the DPRk in
order for multilateral talks to beginTHAAD system becomes operational
in South KoreaConducts Ninth IRBM TestImposes additional sanctions
on individuals and entities
linked to the DPRK's nuclear
programConducts First ICBM TestPasses UNSC Resolution 2371
in response to the DPRK's first
ICBM Test.President makes "Fire and Fury"
comment to threaten the DPRKDPRK threatens to bracket the
island of Guam with Hwasong-12'sPresident doubles down on
previous remarks about DPRKPresident tweets that military
options to address DPRK are
in place or "locked and loaded"Conducts an SRBM TestReleases photos of a supposed
hydrogen bomb small enough to
fit on a Hwasong-14 ICBMConducts Sixth Nuclear TestAmbassador to the UN
condemns DPRK's Sixth
Nuclear TestPasses UNSC Resolution 2375
in response to the DPRK's Sixth
Nuclear TestMisses Deadline for the
Second Action PlanSubmits Declaration for
Second Action PlanAdministration announces plans to
remove the DPRK from State
Sponsors of Terrorism List and lifts
some sanctions.Demolishes the 5 MW(e)
Reactor at YongbyonAdministration fails to remove the
DPRK from the State Sponsors of
Terrorism ListResumes Nuclear Program
activities at YongbyonAdministration removes the
DPRK from the State Sponsors
of Terrorism ListFreezes all Nuclear Activities
at YongbyonLaunches the 3-Stage Unha-2
Rocket for a supposed satelliteIssues Statement with UNSC
condemning Unha-2 launchAnnounces withdrawal from Six
Party Talks and all agreements
resulting from them. Declares
official pursuit of nuclear weapons.Expels IAEA inspectors from YongbyonConducts Second Nuclear TestVotes for and passes UNSC
Resolution 1874 which includes
wide ranging punitive sanctions
on the DPRKConducts Tenth IRBM TestPresident Addresses the UNGA
calling Kim Jong-un "Rocket Man"
and threatening to "totally destroy"
the DPRKPresident imposes additional
sanctions on DPRK through
Executive OrderPresident responds to the
US President's remarks with
additional threatsForeign Minister threatens a
hydrogen bomb test in the
Pacific OceanFlies B1 Bombers near the DPRKPresident threatens that the DPRK
"won't be around much longer"Foreign Minister calls US President's
remarks a declaration of war and
declares the right of the DPRK to
shoot down US BombersPresident states that complete
and verifiable denuclearization
on the part of the DPRK was a
precondition for talksSanctions two DPRK financial
entities for missile proliferationImposes additional sanctions on
the two financial entities that
were designated in MarchSanctions the DPRK for missle
technology transfers with IranSanctions additional DPRK
financial entities for missile
proliferationImposes sanctions on DPRK
for a missile technology
transfer with PakistanDemands monetary
compensation in
return for ending
missile sales abroadSuccessfully launches a
3-Stage rocket into spaceInspectors declare activities
at the Kumchang-ni nuclear
facility to be compliant with
the Agreed FrameworkPresidential Envoy to DPRK
recommends a new policy
of engagement with the
DPRKImposes sanctions on a
DPRK firm for proliferating
MTCR Category 1 items to
IranInspectors declare activities
at the Kumchang-ni nuclear
facility to be compliant with
the Agreed FrameworkRelaxes a wide range of
economic sanctions on
the DPRKAnnounces reaffirmation of
moratorium on ballistic
missile testingIssues Joint Statement with
the DPRK reiterating their
commitment to the Agreed
Framework and solving the
missile problemIssues Joint Statement with
the US reiterating their
commitment to the Agreed
Framework and solving the
missile problemImposes additional sanctions
on a DPRK financial entity.President states that
complete verification is a
requirement for any dealThreatens to punish the US
for attempting to "torpedo"
negotiationsImposes sanctions on a
DPRK firm for unspecified
missile transfers to IranPresident reaffirms moratorium
on ballistic missile testingPresident names DPRK as
a member of the "Axis of Evil"Threatens nuclear retaliation
for any nuclear attack by the
US or allied powerPresident de-certifies DPRK's
compliance with the Agreed
FrameworkImposes sanctions on a
DPRK firm for a missile
transfer to YemenAnnounces that it will indefinitely
extend its moratorium on missile
testingAnnounces knowledge of
DPRK's secret uranium
enrichment programThreatens to end moratorium
on ballistic missile testingWithdraws from the NPTThreatens to end moratorium
on ballistic missile testingImposes sanctions on a
DPRK firm for a missile
technology transfer to
PakistanWithdraws from the JDDKPThreatens to conduct
a nuclear testEnds moratorium on
ballistic missile testingPresident sanctions 3 DPRK
financial entities for "WMD
and missile programs"President sanctions eight
DPRK entities for involvement
in WMD delivery systemsTreasury Department imposes
sanctions on a Swiss company
for its involvement with the
DPRK's WMD programsConducts ballistic missile test
consisting of seven missiles of
varying ranges and typesPasses UNSC Resolution 1695
in response to the July ballistic
missile tests.Threatens to conduct
a nuclear testFirst Ballistic Missile TestPeríodos
Increases Nuclear
Material Production
CapabilitiesIRT-2000 Reactor
Expanded; Begins
Plutonium ReprocessingDevelops Physical
Nuclear ProgramConducts High-Explosive
TestingConstruction of a
50 MW(e) ReactorExpands Uranium
ProcessingKim Il-sung is PremierKim Il-sung is PresidentKim Jong-il is PresidentKim Jong-un is PresidentHarry Truman is PresidentDwight Eisenhower is PresidentJFK is PresidentLyndon Johnson is PresidentRichard Nixon is PresidentGerald Ford
is PresidentJimmy Carter is
PresidentRonald Reagan is PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush is
PresidentBill Clinton is PresidentGeorge W. Bush is PresidentBarack Obama is PresidentDonald Trump is PresidentFirst Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRKSecond Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRKThird Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRKFourth Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRKTalks between US Envoy and Kim Jong-ilFifth Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRKSixth Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRKSeventh Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRKUS Assistant Secretary of State goes to DPRKTrilateral Talks between the US, DPRK, and ChinaFirst Round of Six Party TalksSecond Round of Six Party TalksThird Round of Six Party TalksFourth Round of Six Party TalksFifth Round of Six Party TalksSixth Round of Six Party TalksBilateral Talks between US and DPRKBilateral Talks between the US and DPRKBilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
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