One of these was the country's first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Hwasong-14.
Two missiles were launched over Hokkaido in the Japanese archipelago, in August and in September 2017.
This timeline categorizes 2017 events relevant to North Korea in two groups: North Korea's own actions and internal developments (left column), and the international community interacting or reacting to North Korea (right column).
And when the United Nations Security Council approves a resolution admonishing North Korea in connection with its tests, that is an event originating from an outside entity but directly relevant to the country, and is listed on the right side.
Note that the dates mostly reflect the publication of the news.
2008 photograph of the Yongbyon 5MWe Magnox reactor
Example of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors being launched during a test - US Army. THAAD is designed to intercept medium-range missiles
U.S. Defense Secretary
Jim Mattis
meets with ROK National Security Advisor
Kim Kwan-jin
during a visit to Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 02, 2017.
Secretary Tillerson Poses for Photo With U.S. and ROK Forces During Visit to the
Joint Security Area
of the
DMZ
. Note that the foreground is S.K. territory, and the background N.K. territory
Participants in a prior edition of the Pyongyang Marathon, running past the Arch of Triumph
Photograph of USS
Carl Vinson
on April 15, 2017, published by the U.S. Navy, showing the aircraft carrier crossing the
Sunda Strait
, sailing in the opposite direction to the Korean Peninsula.
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New ROK president Moon Jae-in, in May 2017
President Donald J. Trump welcomes President Moon Jae-in to the White House
Example of a UN Security Council meeting. The image is of an April 28 meeting chaired by U.S. Secretary Tillerson, on Denuclearization of the DPRK
2013 picture of the US-ROK annual joint exercise called
Key Resolve
. The image shows ROK Special Warfare Flotilla and U.S. SEAL Team 17 preparing to conduct a
visit, board, search and seizure
(VBSS)
Graphic from the
United States Geological Survey
showing the location of seismic activity at the time of the test, which caused an earthquake of 6.3-magnitude.