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North Korea Date South Korea
July 21, The ROK government urges North Korea to hold an
2017 Inter-Korean military meeting.
North Korea launches a ballistic missile July 28,
(Mupyong, Chagang Province) 2017
The ROK government announces a statement
July 29, condemning North Korea’s ballistic missile launch
2017
* “Urges North Korea to cooperate with denuclearization
and peace building”
August 5, The UNSC adopts a resolution (No. 2371) regarding
2017 Korea’s ballistic missile launch.
The North Korean government issues a statement
criticizing the UNSC resolution (No. 2371) August 7,
* “Threatens to fully reject the resolution, calling it a 2017
violation of the sovereignty and a blatant challenge”
General staff department spokesperson issues a
statement
August 8,
* “Criticizes the plan for deployment of strategic assets to 2017
the Korean Peninsula and threatens to conduct military
response”
August 21, The ROK and the U.S. conduct UFG exercise
2017 (August 21 - 31).
KPA Panmunjom Mission issues a statement criticizing August 22,
UFG exercise 2017
August 26,
North Korea launches several ballistic missiles (East Sea)
2017
The ROK government announces a statement
North Korea launches a ballistic missile (Sunan Airfield, August 29, condemning North Korea’s ballistic missile launch
Pyongyang) 2017 * “Need to follow the path of denuclearization early
instead of reckless provocation”
The ROK government issues a statement strongly
North Korea announces that it will unveil its nuclear condemning the sixth nuclear test
warheads that can load hydrogen bomb September 3,
North Korea proceeds with the sixth nuclear test at the 2017 * “Will not tolerate nuclear and missile advancement” The
Punggye-ri nuclear test site ROK conducts deterrence strike training against North
Korea in the East Sea.
The ROK government announces a statement
North Korea launches a ballistic missile September 15, condemning North Korea’s ballistic missile launch
(Sunan Airfield, Pyongyang) 2017 * “A serious and severe challenge to international peace
and security”
Korean Central News Agency covers Chairman Kim Jong-
September 16,
un’s order for ballistic missile launch and his visit to a
2017
training
North Korea releases Chairman Kim Jong-un’s statement
* “In response to the most vicious declaration of war to September 21,
date from Trump, we will carefully consider taking the
2017
most severe response in history that commensurates
with the declaration.”
The ROK and U.S. Navies conduct an ROK–U.S.
October 16,
combined maritime training on the West Sea and East Sea
2017
(October 16 - 20)

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