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DPRK Nuclear Proliferation Timeline
Timeline of the DPRK's nuclear development and actions taken by the US to address it.
Created by
Andrew Coco
⟶ Updated 19 Nov 2017 ⟶
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Events
Establishes the Atomic Energy Research Institute
Signs Founding Charter of Soviet Union's Joint Venture for Nuclear Research
Signs Agreement for Peaceful Use of Nuclear Technology with Soviet Union
Constructs Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center
Signs Trilateral Safeguards with the IAEA and Soviet Union
Signs the NPT
President Announces Withdraw of all US Nuclear Weapons from South Korea
Signs the JDDKP with South Korea
Signs the IAEA Safeguards Agreement
Expels IAEA Inspectors and announces withdraw from the NPT
Suspends withdrawal from the NPT pending negotiations with the US
Removes spent fuel rods from the 5 MW(e) reactor at Yongbyon without IAEA supervision
President Requests UNSC sanctions to be placed on DPRK
Calls Proposed UNSC Sanctions an "Act of War"
Jimmy Carter Negotiates the beginning of the Agreed Framework with Kim Il-sung
Signs the Agreed Framework
Signs the Agreed Framework
Bush Administration Completes DPRK Policy Review and Recommends Stricter Measures
Exchanges Ballistic Missile Tech for HEU tech with Pakistan
Announces US Knowledge of DPRK's HEU Program During Bilateral Talks
Declares Existence of Nuclear Weapons Program, Claiming Right to Self Defense
Suspends Heavy Oil Shipments to the DPRK
Expels IAEA inspectors and withdraws from the Agreed Framework
Announces it has Reprocessed Enough Plutonium to Create Between 4-6 Nuclear Warheads
Completes Production of Enough Plutonium for 1-2 More Warheads
Signs the Statement of Principles
Signs the Statement of Principles
Rejects LWR transfer obligations after the official signing on 9/19. Treasury Dept. Sanctions BDA
Conducts First Nuclear Test
Passes UNSC Resolution 1718 in response to the DPRK's first nuclear test
Signs the IAIJS during the Six Party Talks
Signs the IAIJS during the Six Party Talks
Allows IAEA Inspectors back into the country
Agrees to the Second Action Plan
Reveals possession of 2,000 P-2 Centrifuges
Issues trilateral rejection of a new round of Six Party Talks
Announces bilateral nonproliferation agreement with the US
Announces bilateral nonproliferation agreement with the DPRK
Conducts failed Unha-3 Satellite Launch
Halts food aid to DPRK due to its satellite launch
Successfully reattempts an Unha-3 satellite launch
Passes UNSC Resolution 2087 in response to DPRK's December satellite launch
Conducts Third Nuclear Test
Passes UNSC Resolution 2094 in response to the DPRK's third nuclear test
Restarts heavy water reactor at Yongbyon
Conducts an IRBM Test
Joins UNSC in condemning the DPRK's IRBM Test
Threatens a Fourth Nuclear Test
Expands unilateral sanctions targeting DPRK individuals and financial entities
Treasury Department sanctions various financial entities around the world for association with the DRPK's nuclear program.
Conducts first successful ballistic missile launch from a submarine
Conducts second ballistic missile launch from a submarine and the launch fails
Conducts third ballistic missile launch from a submarine and the launch is a success
Conducts Fourth Nuclear Test
Launches an Earth Observation Satellite on a modified missile
Passes UNSC Resolution 2270 in response to the DPRK's Fourth Nuclear Test as well as its long- range ballistic missile test
Conducts a Second IRBM Test
Joins the UNSC in condemning the DPRK's Second IRBM Test
Conducts a Third IRBM Test
Conducts a Fourth IRBM Test
Conducts its Fifth and Sixth IRBM Tests
Joins the UNSC in condemning the DPRK's recent IRBM Tests
Treasury Department sanctions various DPRK individuals including Kim Jong-un for Human Rights violations
Makes a Joint Statement with South Korea to announce plans to deploy the THAAD system to South Korea
Launches an IRBM into Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Successfully Conducts a SLBM Test
Conducts Three Simultaneous medium-range ballistic missile Tests
Conducts Fifth Nuclear Test
Conducts a Seventh IRBM Test
Conducts Eighth IRBM Test
Launches a new medium-range ballistic missile
Launches four ballistic missiles into Japan's EEZ
President meets with the Chinese President and agree to cooperate on DPRK denuclearization.
Conducts a failed ballistic missile test
Reveals new ballistic missiles and launcher tech in a parade
Administration calls for increased sanctions pressure on the DPRK
Secretary of State declares that "concrete steps" towards denuclearization are required on the part of the DPRk in order for multilateral talks to begin
THAAD system becomes operational in South Korea
Conducts Ninth IRBM Test
Imposes additional sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the DPRK's nuclear program
Conducts First ICBM Test
Passes UNSC Resolution 2371 in response to the DPRK's first ICBM Test.
President makes "Fire and Fury" comment to threaten the DPRK
DPRK threatens to bracket the island of Guam with Hwasong-12's
President doubles down on previous remarks about DPRK
President tweets that military options to address DPRK are in place or "locked and loaded"
Conducts an SRBM Test
Releases photos of a supposed hydrogen bomb small enough to fit on a Hwasong-14 ICBM
Conducts Sixth Nuclear Test
Ambassador to the UN condemns DPRK's Sixth Nuclear Test
Passes UNSC Resolution 2375 in response to the DPRK's Sixth Nuclear Test
Misses Deadline for the Second Action Plan
Submits Declaration for Second Action Plan
Administration announces plans to remove the DPRK from State Sponsors of Terrorism List and lifts some sanctions.
Demolishes the 5 MW(e) Reactor at Yongbyon
Administration fails to remove the DPRK from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List
Resumes Nuclear Program activities at Yongbyon
Administration removes the DPRK from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List
Freezes all Nuclear Activities at Yongbyon
Launches the 3-Stage Unha-2 Rocket for a supposed satellite
Issues Statement with UNSC condemning Unha-2 launch
Announces withdrawal from Six Party Talks and all agreements resulting from them. Declares official pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Expels IAEA inspectors from Yongbyon
Conducts Second Nuclear Test
Votes for and passes UNSC Resolution 1874 which includes wide ranging punitive sanctions on the DPRK
Conducts Tenth IRBM Test
President Addresses the UNGA calling Kim Jong-un "Rocket Man" and threatening to "totally destroy" the DPRK
President imposes additional sanctions on DPRK through Executive Order
President responds to the US President's remarks with additional threats
Foreign Minister threatens a hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean
Flies B1 Bombers near the DPRK
President 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 Bombers
President states that complete and verifiable denuclearization on the part of the DPRK was a precondition for talks
Sanctions two DPRK financial entities for missile proliferation
Imposes additional sanctions on the two financial entities that were designated in March
Sanctions the DPRK for missle technology transfers with Iran
Sanctions additional DPRK financial entities for missile proliferation
Imposes sanctions on DPRK for a missile technology transfer with Pakistan
Demands monetary compensation in return for ending missile sales abroad
Successfully launches a 3-Stage rocket into space
Inspectors declare activities at the Kumchang-ni nuclear facility to be compliant with the Agreed Framework
Presidential Envoy to DPRK recommends a new policy of engagement with the DPRK
Imposes sanctions on a DPRK firm for proliferating MTCR Category 1 items to Iran
Inspectors declare activities at the Kumchang-ni nuclear facility to be compliant with the Agreed Framework
Relaxes a wide range of economic sanctions on the DPRK
Announces reaffirmation of moratorium on ballistic missile testing
Issues Joint Statement with the DPRK reiterating their commitment to the Agreed Framework and solving the missile problem
Issues Joint Statement with the US reiterating their commitment to the Agreed Framework and solving the missile problem
Imposes additional sanctions on a DPRK financial entity.
President states that complete verification is a requirement for any deal
Threatens to punish the US for attempting to "torpedo" negotiations
Imposes sanctions on a DPRK firm for unspecified missile transfers to Iran
President reaffirms moratorium on ballistic missile testing
President names DPRK as a member of the "Axis of Evil"
Threatens nuclear retaliation for any nuclear attack by the US or allied power
President de-certifies DPRK's compliance with the Agreed Framework
Imposes sanctions on a DPRK firm for a missile transfer to Yemen
Announces that it will indefinitely extend its moratorium on missile testing
Announces knowledge of DPRK's secret uranium enrichment program
Threatens to end moratorium on ballistic missile testing
Withdraws from the NPT
Threatens to end moratorium on ballistic missile testing
Imposes sanctions on a DPRK firm for a missile technology transfer to Pakistan
Withdraws from the JDDKP
Threatens to conduct a nuclear test
Ends moratorium on ballistic missile testing
President sanctions 3 DPRK financial entities for "WMD and missile programs"
President sanctions eight DPRK entities for involvement in WMD delivery systems
Treasury Department imposes sanctions on a Swiss company for its involvement with the DPRK's WMD programs
Conducts ballistic missile test consisting of seven missiles of varying ranges and types
Passes UNSC Resolution 1695 in response to the July ballistic missile tests.
Threatens to conduct a nuclear test
First Ballistic Missile Test
Periods
Increases Nuclear Material Production Capabilities
IRT-2000 Reactor Expanded; Begins Plutonium Reprocessing
Develops Physical Nuclear Program
Conducts High-Explosive Testing
Construction of a 50 MW(e) Reactor
Expands Uranium Processing
Kim Il-sung is Premier
Kim Il-sung is President
Kim Jong-il is President
Kim Jong-un is President
Harry Truman is President
Dwight Eisenhower is President
JFK is President
Lyndon Johnson is President
Richard Nixon is President
Gerald Ford is President
Jimmy Carter is President
Ronald Reagan is President
George H.W. Bush is President
Bill Clinton is President
George W. Bush is President
Barack Obama is President
Donald Trump is President
First Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
Second Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
Third Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
Fourth Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
Talks between US Envoy and Kim Jong-il
Fifth Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
Sixth Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
Seventh Round of Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
US Assistant Secretary of State goes to DPRK
Trilateral Talks between the US, DPRK, and China
First Round of Six Party Talks
Second Round of Six Party Talks
Third Round of Six Party Talks
Fourth Round of Six Party Talks
Fifth Round of Six Party Talks
Sixth Round of Six Party Talks
Bilateral Talks between US and DPRK
Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
Bilateral Talks between the US and DPRK
