DPRK's nuclear test strongly opposed
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DPRK leader Kim Jong-un signs a document regarding the test of a hydrogen bomb, in this still image taken from KRT video and released by Yonhap on Jan 6, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
DPRK missile and nuclear timeline
? December 1985
Pyongyang joins Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
? February 1993
International Atomic Energy Agency demands to inspect suspected nuclear waste sites
? June 1994
Withdraws from IAEA
? August 1998
Launches three-stage rocket Taepodong 1 over Japan
? January 2003
Withdraws from non-proliferation treaty
? February 2005
Announces that country has produced nuclear weapons
? July 2006
Test-fires ballistic missiles
? Oct 9, 2006
Conducts first underground nuclear test
? February 2007
Agrees to scrap nuclear facilities in return for aid
? April 2009
Launches three-stage Unha 2 rocket
? May 25, 2009
Conducts second underground nuclear test
? November 2010
Reveals uranium enrichment facility to foreign experts
? December 2012
Successfully launches Unha 3, including placement of satellite into orbit
? Feb 12, 2013
Conducts third underground nuclear test
? September 2015
Restarts Yongbyon reactor
? Jan 6, 2016
Pyongyang says it has tested a hydrogen bomb
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