The CSIS Beyond Parallel team compiled an original database of all North Korean provocations since the Korean War in 1953, beginning with the first provocation documented in 1958. There has been more than 410 instances of provocations, including from missile and nuclear tests, airplane hijackings, bombings, exchange of fire, to infiltration and territorial incursions into South Korea.
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| 2024-10-08 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea floated some 100 trash-filled balloons toward South Korea early Tuesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The military said it discovered some 60 trash bundles dropped around parts of Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi Province. This marks the 26th of its kind since Pyongyang began the balloon campaign since late May. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241008000351315 | |||||
| 2024-10-07 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched some 120 trash-filled balloons toward South Korea early Monday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The military discovered some 80 trash bundles dropped around parts of Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi Province. This marks the 25th of its kind since Pyongyang began the balloon campaign since late May. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241007000251315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-10-03 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched some 320 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea on Friday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The military discovered some 120 trash bundles dropped around parts of Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi Province after the latest launch. This marks the 24th of its kind since Pyongyang began the balloon campaign since late May. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241004000200315?input=tw | |||||
| 2024-10-02 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched more than 150 trash-filled balloons toward South Korea on Wednesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. 60 trash bundles have been found in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province due to the latest launch, which marked the 23rd of its kind since the North began the campaign in late May. Some of the balloons flew near Incheon International Airport. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241002000252315 | |||||
| 2024-09-23 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea sent around 120 balloons carrying trash toward South Korea on Sunday, just four days after a similar launch, the Join Chiefs of Staff said. The military added that only 30 of the balloons have been identified falling in the South Korean territory as of Monday morning. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240909002500315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-09-18 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched trash-filled balloons toward South Korea on Wednesday, the Join Chiefs of Staff said. This marks the 21st instance of North Korea sending such balloons. | https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240918050180 | |||||
| 2024-09-18 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired multipled short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The military detected the launches at about 6:50 a.m. from the North Kaechon area in South Phyongan Province, north of Pyongynag and the missiles flew about 400 kilometers. It did not provide the number of missiles fired or where they landed. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240702003653315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-09-15 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea on Sunday launched trash-carrying balloons for the second straight day, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The military detected about 120, of which 40 reportedly fell in the South. South Korea's Chuseok holiday runs from Monday to Wednesday, and around 37 million people are expected to hit the road to visit family and travel during the period, raising concerns about potential risks that North Korean balloons could pose to driers if they continue. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/09/north-korea-sends-more-trash-balloon-gifts-ahead-of-fall-harvest-holiday/ | |||||
| 2024-09-14 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea sent trash-filled balloons toward South Korea on Saturday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff reported at 10:26 p.m. The JCS has identified about 50 balloons and only 10 of them have landed in South Korea. The JCS said the trash mostly consisted of paper, plastic bottles and other household garbage, while no hazardous substances have been found. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240914002300315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-09-13 | Other Provocation | Uranium Facility Visit | North Korea for the first time showed images on Friday of the configures that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium enrichment facility and called for more weapons-grade material to boost the arsenal. The sate media report on Kim's visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute and a production base for weapon-grade nuclear materials was accompanied by the first photos of the centrifuges, providing a rare look inside North Korea's nuclear programme, which is banned under multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions. | https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-visits-uranium-enrichment-facility-state-media-says-2024-09-12/ | |||||
| 2024-09-12 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Thursday, Sep. 12, a week after Pyongyang warned that South Korea and the US will have to pay a price for their joint drills - the Ulchi Freedom Shield. JCS says the North Korea missiles flew about 360 kilometers and landed in the East Sea. It detected the missiles launched from the Pyongyang area at 7:10 am, but futher details such as the number of missiles fired is unknown. If fired southward, the distance is enough to effect major South Korea cities such as Seoul, Daejeon, as well as major military facilities in Gyeryong and Gunsan. The South Korean military vowed stern response and condemned the latest launch as a "provocative act". | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240912001452315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-09-11 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea sent around 20 balloons likely carrying trash toward South, but failed to cross the Military Demarcation Line according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240914002300315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-09-08 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea sent more trash balloons on Sunday Sept.8, marking the fifth straight day of such launches. North Korea resumed its balloon campaign at around 9 a.m., just hours after it floated some 200 balloons the day before. In response, the South's military has been blasting daily anti-North propaganda broadcasts on the border since July 21. It refrained from directly shooting down the balloons due to safety concerns. Around 50 trash bundles landed in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from Saturday's launch, but no hazardous materials were found. Sunday's launch marks the 17th round of balloons since late May. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240908000600315?section=search | |||||
| 2024-09-07 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea sent more balloons on Saturday, Sept.7, marking the fourth straight day of launches. The JCS states the balloons could travel to Gyeonggi province. The latest launches were some 190 balloons from Friday night to early Saturday morning, including around 100 trash bundles landing in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. No hazardous materials were found in the balloons. This week's launches came after a nearly one-month hiatus. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240907001451315?section=search | |||||
| 2024-09-06 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea has resumed their trash balloon campaign Friday evening, marking the latest in the North's back-to-back balloon launches in the past three days. JCS notified reporters at 6:39 pm Friday that it detected the launch of suspected trash balloons and warned they may move toward northern Gyeonggi Province depending on wind direction. This batch is the North's fourth launch since Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the JCS said it detected the launch of some 260 trash balloons from Thursday night to early Friday, including around 140 trash bundles which were found in Seoul and parts of Gyeonggi Province around the capital. The bundles held paper and plastic bottles, without any hazardous substances. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240906003551315?section=search | |||||
| 2024-09-05 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea floated trash-carrying balloons into South Korea for a second straight day on Thursday 7 p.m., according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The JCS said it detected some 260 trash balloons from Thursday night's launch, with about 140 trash bundles being found in Seoul and parks of Gyeonggi Province. The latest launch marked the 14th incident in which North Korea floated trash-carrying balloons across the border since late May. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240905002553315?section=search | |||||
| 2024-09-05 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched trash-filled balloons toward South Korea on Sep. 4, Thursday morning at 9 a.m., hours after it sent hundreds of balloons across the border the previous day. Around 20 balloons were retrieved in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province, with most of them containing scrap paper and plastic bottles, according to the Seoul's Join Chiefs of Staff. Around 100 balloons and their debris have landed in South Korea since yesterday's launch, according to JCS. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240905002500315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-09-04 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea resumed their trash-balloon campaign on Wednesday after a near month-long halt on Sept. 4. The Joint Chiefs of Staff detected 420 balloons traveling in the air toward South Korea. Their previous launch was on Aug. 10, and this campaign has been continuing since late May in response to anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent by North Korean defectors and activists in South Korea. In response to the North’s campaign, the South Korean military has been blasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts through loudspeakers on the border. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240823007651315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-08-28 | Missile Provocation | Multiple Lanuch Rocket System (MLRS) Test | North Korea conducted a test of an "updated" 240mm multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) on Tuesday, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un overseeing the test. The launch marks the fourth such test since February this year and coincides with the Ulchi Freedom Shield military drills in South Korea that started on Monday. The rocket system has been "technically updated in its maneuverability and concentrated firing capability" and has "proved to be advantageous in all indiced," the KCNA reported. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/08/north-korea-tests-updated-240mm-rocket-system-for-fourth-time-this-year/ | |||||
| 2024-08-12 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea on August 10th, Saturday, sent around 240 balloons carrying trash toward South Korea and about 10 of them landed in the South, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. A very few balloons landed in northern areas of Gyeonggi Province that surrounds Seoul, as North Korea appears to have sent them despite winds blowing in northern and northeastern directions. | https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lead-n-korea-sends-some-240-trash-filled-balloons-toward-s-korea-jcs/ar-AA1oACXR?ocid=BingNewsVerp | |||||
| 2024-08-04 | Other Provocation | Tactical Ballistic Missile Launcher Deployment | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un handed over 250 new “tactical ballistic missile launchers” to “front-line units” on the border with South Korea at a ceremony Sunday, according to state media. The missiles are a “new core offensive weapon of our armed forces,” the DPRK leader said as he called for improving nuclear capabilities to fend off threats from the U.S., the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday. They appear to be transporter erector launcher vehicles (TELs) for the Hwasong-11D short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), a type of missile Kim previously claimed could be fitted with nuclear warheads. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/08/north-korea-hands-over-250-tactical-missile-systems-to-units-on-rok-border/ | |||||
| 2024-07-24 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched about 300 garbage-filled balloons toward South Korea on Wednesday, South Korea's Join Chiefs of Staff said. The JCS detected the balloons at around 4:00 p.m. Of 300 balloons detected, some 250 balloons have fallen mostly in Seoul and the northern area of Gyeonggi Province. Some of the fallen trash from the balloon have landed on the presidential office compound, the Presidential Security Service said. In response, South Korea has resumed full-scale propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts on all the fronts across the roughly 250 kilometer-long inter-Korean border. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240719006852315?section=nk/nk / https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240724002500315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-07-21 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | On Sunday, North Korea launched approximately 500 trash-filled balloons toward South Korea, marking their eighth balloon launch since last Thursday. According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, as of 9:15 AM, about 240 of these balloons have landed in the Gyeonggi and Seoul areas. | https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25265087 | |||||
| 2024-07-18 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea sent approximately 200 trash-filled balloons between July 18, Thursday, 5:00 PM and July 19, Friday, 5:00 AM, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. About 40 of those launched are identified to have landed in Northen Gyeonggi. This new wave of balloons comes 22 days after North's last balloon launch on the 26th last month. The South Korean military has responded by resuming a propanda broadcast toward the North. | https://imnews.imbc.com/news/2024/politics/article/6618822_36431.html | |||||
| 2024-07-01 | Missile Provocation | Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea tested a new short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) variant with improved warhead capacity on Monday at the long and short ends of its range, according to KCNA Tuesday. It appears to be the first test of the Hwasong-11C since Sept. 2022. Following Pyongyang's claims, South Korea's JCS told reporters Tuesday that Seoul believes the shorter-range test exhibited "abnormal" flight and that the missile "landed in an inhabited field" inland. JCS didn't disclose details about the geographical location or confirm the military's position on whether the missile failed and accidentally fell in the field or intentionally hit a target. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/07/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-tactical-missile-variant-at-two-different-ranges/ | |||||
| 2024-06-26 | Other Provocation | Multiple Independently Targetable Rentry Vehicle (MIRV) Test | North Korea said for the first time on Thursday that it had tested a MIRV capability, a technology for launching several nuclear warheads with a single missile. KCNA reported the test had involved part of a MIRV system, not a full-fledged multiple-warhead missile. MIRV capability would be a drastic increase in the threat the North Korea poses to the United States and its allies, because a high-speed ballistic missile splitting into several nuclear warheads, as well as decoys, is harder for missile defense systems to intercept. The report comes days after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the North. | https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/world/asia/north-korea-missile-test.html | |||||
| 2024-06-26 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched around 250 trash balloons on Wednesday at around 9:20 p.m., Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Like previous launched, the balloons from the 7th launch flew southeasterly from the northern Gyeonggi border. On Thursday morning, JCS further reported that the military detected around 180 balloons were launched overnight, and as of 9 a.m., around 70 of them fell in South Korean territory, mostly in the Seoul metropolitan area and northern Gyeonggi. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/06/incheon-airport-suspends-flights-after-north-korean-balloons-endanger-aircraft/ | |||||
| 2024-06-26 | Missile Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea appears to have conducted a rocket engine test in recent days, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, after Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a new agreement on space program cooperation with Kim Jong Un. The apparent test at the Sohae Satellite Launching Grounds vertical engine test stand follows the DPRK’s failed attempt to put a second military reconnaissance satellite into orbit on May 27, indicating preparations are underway for another attempt soon. Planet Labs and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery suggests an engine test took place at the vertical stand between June 21 and 25, evident in the appearance of dying vegetation downhill from the stand caused by heat and chemicals dispersed by a likely extended motor burn. | https://www.nknews.org/pro/north-korea-appears-to-test-rocket-engine-after-kim-putin-space-agreement/ | |||||
| 2024-06-26 | Missile Provocation | Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday morning, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The DPRK launched the missile from the Pyongyang area around 5:30 a.m. The Japan Coast Guard stated just six minutes later that the missile had likely already fallen. The launch appeared to involve a solid-fuel hypersonic missile, speculating that North Korea sought to carry out additional testing after announcing the successful launch of such a missile earlier this year. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/06/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-east-sea-rok-military-2/ | |||||
| 2024-06-25 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched a sixth round of waste baloons around 9:50 PM Tuesday night, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/06/north-korea-launches-more-presumed-trash-balloons-toward-south-korea-jcs/ | |||||
| 2024-06-24 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched more trash balloons toward South Korea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday 9:30 p.m. Monday's launch comes after high-profile defector activist Park Sang-hak's group launched anit-DPRK leaflets last Thursday, to which the North Korean leader's sister had warned of retaliatory measures. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/06/north-korea-launches-more-presumed-trash-balloons-toward-south-korea-jcs/ | |||||
| 2024-06-21 | Other Provocation | DMZ Enroachment | The North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line within the DMZ in the central section of the border at around 11 a.m. Thursday. The South Korean military conducted warning broadcasts and fired warning shots, prompting the North Korean soldiers to return to their side of the border. It marked the third border violation by the North this month after similar incidents involving a group of 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers in other areas of the central section of the border on June 9 and June 18, respectively. The JCS earlier said both cases appeared to be unintentional. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240621004300315 | |||||
| 2024-06-18 | Other Provocation | DMZ Enroachment | North Korean soldiers working in the Demilitarized Zone crossed the Military Demarcation Line in the central section of the border at around 8:30 a.m., according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The South Korean military conducted warning broadcasts and fired warning shots, prompting the North Korean soldiers to return to their side of the border. It marked the North's second border violation in less than two weeks after a similar incident on June 9. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240618004700315?input=tw | |||||
| 2024-06-11 | Other Provocation | DMZ Enroachment | About 20 North Korean soldiers working in the demilitarized zone encroached on the Military Demarcation Line at around 12:30 PM. The soldiers went back to their side of the border after the South Korean military fired warning shots. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/06/north-korean-military-encroached-on-inter-korean-border-on-sunday-seoul-says/ | |||||
| 2024-06-10 | Other Provocation | Loudspeakers at the DMZ | South Korea's military detected signs of North Korea reinstalling its loudspeakers near the border to broadcast anti-South Korean propaganda. This occurred a day after South Korea resumed its own propaganda broadcasts for the first time in six years. While North Korea has not yet started broadcasting from its loudspeakers, the South Korean military plans to monitor DPRK activities closely and maintain a state of readiness. | https://apnews.com/article/north-south-korea-loudspeakers-propaganda-fb14ce673d33a3945d5abc10114d242d | |||||
| 2024-06-09 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched over 300 trash-filled balloons for the second straight day late on Sunday night, hours after Seoul resumed its propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts near the inter-Korea border. The majority of the balloons floated back toward the DPRK due to a westward wind, while about 50 balloons reached South Korean territory. | https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=7983571&ref=A | |||||
| 2024-06-08 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | North Korea launched a new batch of trash-filled balloons toward South Korea late Saturday night, South Korea's JCS reported at 11 PM. The trash-filled balloons, traveled southwest, moving eastward from the northern part of Gyeonggi province near the inter-Korean border. North Korea reportedly launched 330 balloons toward the South, while only 80 landed. | https://www.ichannela.com/news/main/news_detailPage.do?publishId=000000414437 | |||||
| 2024-06-02 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | South Korean police received 869 reports related to trash-filled balloons sent by North Korea. Of these, 581 were actual sightings of balloons, while 279 were inquiries about the government's emergency disaster text alerts. Most of the calls came from the western part of Seoul. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/06/north-korea-launches-suspected-trash-balloons-toward-south-korea-rok-military/ | |||||
| 2024-05-31 | Missile Provocation | Multiple Lanuch Rocket System (MLRS) Test | North Korea conducted a major missile salvo launch of 18 rockets at the same time on Thursday as a warning to South Korea, according to state media, emphasizing this demonstrates a resolve to carry out preemptive strikes. Leader Kim Jong Un guided the test, the Rodong Sinmun reported on Friday, with photos showing it involved the 600mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) — a system Pyongyang says can be fitted with nuclear warheads. | https://www.nknews.org/2024/05/north-korea-claims-to-have-launched-18-missiles-at-once-in-major-test/ | |||||
| 2024-05-30 | Other Provocation | GPS Signal Jamming | ROK JCS reported that North Korea jammed GPS signals near the inter-Korean maritime border for the second day in a row, after the DPRK threatened military action if ROK ships crossed into its waters in the Yellow Sea. According to the JCS, the ROK military "detected North Korea's GPS jamming signals in the area north of the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the west sea for about an hour from around 7:50am on Thursday, May 30." | https://www.nknews.org/2024/05/north-korea-jams-gps-signals-near-sea-border-after-denouncing-rok-intrusions/?popup=signin&login=auth_code | |||||
| 2024-05-30 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | ROK JCS reported that North Korea fired approximately 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea/Sea of Japan on Thursday morning. South Korean authorities reported that the DPRK luanched the short-range ballistic missiles at 6:14am KST from the Sunan area in Pyongyang toward the East Sea. According to the JCS, the ROK military "immediately detected, tracked, and monitored the North Korean missile launches, closely sharing related information with the US and Japan." | https://www.nknews.org/2024/05/north-korea-fires-suspected-ballistic-missile-eastward-toward-sea/ | |||||
| 2024-05-29 | Other Provocation | Balloon-floating Trash | The ROK military reported that North Korea floated approximately 260 balloons filled with trash and other waste over the border towards South Korea. With some of the balloons reaching as far as the southeastern part of the country, the ROK JCS warned residents not to make contact with the balloons. The balloons contained trash, including plastic bottles, batteries, and in some cases, manure. This provocation is considered as retaliation against South Korea sending anti-regime leaflets and usb's containing K-culture content. | https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/world/asia/north-korea-trash-balloons-south.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/29/north-korea-balloons-waste-trash/ | |||||
| 2024-05-27 | Missile Provocation | Satellite Launch | North Korea's attempt to launch a new military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure on Monday. The satellite was fired on a southern trajectory off the west coast at around 10:44 PM but exploded mid-air during the first stage of flight. The launch occurred just hours after China, South Korea, and Japan concluded a three-way summit in Seoul. | https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-suspected-rocket-after-warning-satellite-launch-2024-05-27/ | |||||
| 2024-05-17 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | ROK JCS reported that North Korea fired what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea off the coast of the eastern city of Wonsan around 3:10 pm, May 17 (KST). The launch took place a day after the United States and ROK conducted combined aerial drills involving advanced stealth jets. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240517005652315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-05-10 | Other Provocation | Multiple Lanuch Rocket System (MLRS) Test | KCNA reported that North Korea tested mutliple controllable rockets for a “technically updated version” of the 240-mm multiple launch rocket system. ROK JCS reported that they have detected multiple rockets fired toward the Yellow Sea on the morning of May 10 (KST). | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1715407337-757786879/respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-oversees-test-fire-of-controllable-shells-for-multiple-rocket-launcher/ | |||||
| 2024-04-22 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | ROK JCS announced that on April 22 at 3:01 pm (KST), North Korea launched several presumed short-range ballistic missiles, which traveled over 300 km towards the East Sea. Concurrently, the Japanese MOD confirmed the detection of multiple missile launches, noting that at least one missile fell into the sea before 3:11 p.m. KST. These missiles are believed to be either short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) or 600mm multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), both of which are classified as SRBMs by South Korea and the United States. | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1713852645-62527343/report-on-participation-of-600-mm-super-large-multiple-rocket-sub-units-in-first-combined-tactical-drill-simulating-nuclear-counterattack-respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-guides-combined-tactical-drill-s/ | |||||
| 2024-04-19 | Missile Provocation | Anti-aircraft Missile Launch | KCNA reported that North Korea conducted a test of a super-large warhead intended for the 'Hwasal-1 Ra-3' strategic cruise missile, along with a test launch of the 'Pyoljji-1-2', a new type of anti-aircraft missile, in the West Sea of Korea. Earlier, ROK JCS reported that it detected several rounds of cruise missiles and anti-aircraft missiles being fired towards the Yellow Sea at approximately 3:30 p.m. on April 19. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240420000553315 | |||||
| 2024-04-02 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | KCNA reported that North Korea successfully tested Hwasongpho-16B, a new type of solid-fueled IRMB loaded with a newly developed hypersonic gliding warhead, reaching a height of 101.1 kilometers for its first peak and 72.3 kilometers for its second peak during a flight of 1,000 kilometers. This exceeds the initial ROK JCS and Japanese MOD report that the missile flew over 650km with an apogee of 100km at 6:53 a.m. | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1712095526-657354184/dprk-missile-administration-succeeds-in-test-fire-of-new-type-intermediate-range-hypersonic-missile/ | |||||
| 2024-03-19 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | KCNA reported that North Korea conducted a ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine, which can be used for new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missiles, at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground under the supervision of Kim Jong-un on March 19. With the successful test, experts, cited by Chosun Ilbo, warned about the possibility of intermediate-range hypersonic missile test being conducted in near term. | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1710889846-526123314/respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-guides-ground-jet-test-of-solid-fuel-engine-for-new-type-intermediate-range-hypersonic-missile/ | |||||
| 2024-03-18 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | Rodong Shinmun reported that North Korea tested six 600mm MLRS rockets on March 18 under Kim Jong-un's supervision to test its real war capabilities of the weapon system. ROK JCS and Japanese MOD initially reported that North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea between 7:44 a.m. and 8:22 a.m., which flew for over 300km, yet clarified that they detected unusual signs different from typical missile launches after joint analysis with the United States | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1710823824-500222376/respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-guides-firing-drill-of-artillery-units-in-western-area/ | |||||
| 2024-03-08 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | ROK JCS reported that North Korea's live-fire artillery exercises toward the Yellow Sea took place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at around of Nampho, a western port city. The exercises involved dozens of multiple rocket launchers and self-propelled howitzers. KCNA reported that Kim Jong-un guided the KPA large combined units drill himself. | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1709874683-39276251/respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-guides-firing-drill-of-kpa-large-combined-units/ | |||||
| 2024-03-07 | Other Provocation | Military Exercise | KCNA reported that Kim Jong-un inspected the major operational training base in western area and observed military exercises. Reports have indicated that the exercise involved simulated attacks on South Korean guard posts and equipment along the DMZ. | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1709802642-977687581/respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-inspects-major-operational-training-base-in-western-area/ | |||||
| 2024-02-14 | Missile Provocation | Strategic cruise missile | KCNA reported that North Korea succesfully tested new surface-to-sea missile 'Padasuri-6.' The missile flew for approximately 1,400 seconds over the East Sea. ROK JCS reported earlier that North Korea tested several strategic cruise missiles into the waters northeast of Wonsan on the east coast around 9:00 a.m. KST. This marks the fifth cruise missile test in 2024. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240214003951315?section=nk/nk https://x.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1765518429979611594?s=20 | |||||
| 2024-02-11 | Other Provocation | Controlled Rocket Experiment | KCNA reported that North Korea successfully created a new ballistic control system and 240 mm-caliber controllable multiple rocket launcher shells on February 11 (KST). North Korea tested the “accuracy and superiority” of 240 mm-caliber controlled multiple rocket launcher shells through a ballistic control test firing. | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1707691107-31728029/controllable-shells-for-multiple-rocket-launcher-newly-developed-in-dprk/ | |||||
| 2024-02-02 | Missile Provocation | Strategic cruise missile | ROK JCS reported North Korea tested multiple strategic cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, at approxiamtely 11:00 a.m (KST). The details are yet to be confirmed. It is the fourth round of cruise missile tests within 10 days. Following the experiment, KCNA reported that they tested a new-type anti-aircraft missile, which is part of the normal acts of the administration. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240202005451315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-01-30 | Missile Provocation | Long-range Cruise Missile Launch | ROK JCS reported North Korea tested several strategic cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, at around 7:00 am (KST). The missiles reportedly flew around 1500 km to 2000km in a larger circular trajectory compared to the earlier missile test on January 24th. According to KCNA, it was the long-range cruise missile "Hwasal-2", which is reported to have distance ranging from 1,800km to 2,000km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240130003851315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-01-28 | Missile Provocation | Strategic cruise missile | ROK JCS reported North Korea tested multiple submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles over the waters off the coast of Sinpo, North Korea, at approximately 8:00 a.m. (KST). According to KCNA, the two cruise missiles named “Pulhwasal- 3-31” accurately targeted an island target after a flight time of 7,421 seconds over the East Sea and 7,445 seconds, respectively. This marks the second test of the Pulhwasal-3-31, which was first launched on January 24. Following the KCNA report, however, ROK JCS noted that there is a possbility of the North Korean information being exaggerated. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240128003153315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-01-24 | Missile Provocation | Strategic cruise missile | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea at around 7:00 am (KST). The missiles were reportedly fired in a circular trajectory over waters west of Pyongyang. This is the first cruise missile launch by the North since September 2023. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240124003252315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-01-19 | Other Provocation | Underwater nuclear attack drone | North Korea said it tested the Haeil-5-23, an underwater nuclear weapons system in the sea between Korea and Japan. This is the third test of an underwater nuclear attack drone, after tests in March and April 2023. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240119004652315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-01-14 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea reportedly fired a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile carrying a hypersonic warhead. The missile was launched near Pyongyang at 2:55 p.m., and travelled 1000km (621 miles) before falling into the sea. This is North Korea's first test of a solid-fuel IRBM with a hypersonic warhead. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240115000554315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-01-07 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired some 90 artillery shots into the waters off the western coast between 4:00 to 5:10 p.m. The shells splashed into the maritime buffer zone north of the Northern Limit Line. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240107002754315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-01-06 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired some 60 artillery shots into the waters off the western coast between 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. The shells splashed into the maritime buffer zone north of the Northern Limit Line. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240106004052315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2024-01-05 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired some 200 artillery shots into the waters off the western coast between 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. The artillery firings were detected by the ROK JCS from Jangsan Cape and Deungsan Cape. The firings prompted an emergency evacuation order for civilians on Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong Islands. In response, South Korean military also conducted live-fire drills on the islands. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240105005255315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2023-12-18 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired an ICBM (Hwasong-18) into the sea between Korea and Japan at 8:24 am (KST). The missile flew on a lofted trajectory and travelled 1000km (621 miles). December 18 is the anniversary of Kim Jong-il's death. This is the fifth ICBM tested by North Korea in 2023, and came as the USS Missouri arrived at Busan, South Korea. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231218001554315 | |||||
| 2023-12-17 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired a SRBM from Pyongyang at 10:38 pm (KST). The missile flew about 570km (310 miles) before falling into the sea between Korea and Japan. December 18 is the anniversary of Kim Jong-il's death. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231218001554315 | |||||
| 2023-11-21 | Other Provocation | Satellite Launch | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired an alleged 'military reconnaissance satellite launch vehicle (SLV)' towards south from Tongchangri-area in Pyongyang at 22:43 on Tuesday, November 21st (KST). JCS added that the vehicle flew through ROK airspace in the West Sea, over Baeknyong-do and Ieo-do. "It is not yet clear if the launch was successful, but the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office released a notice at 11:15 p.m. stating the rocket was no longer a threat to Okinawa and that it had entered the area above the Pacific Ocean by 10:55 p.m. This indicates it likely succeeded with at least first-stage separation" (Colin Zwirko, NK News, November 21, 2023). | https://www.nknews.org/2023/11/north-korea-launches-military-spy-satellite-toward-south-jcs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter | |||||
| 2023-11-14 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | "Notably, the tests took place at different sites: one at the long-standing solid-propellant engine test stand at Magunpho, and anotehr at the newer facility at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground" (Ankit Panda, NK Pro, November 15, 2023). | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1700001316-66116341/new-irbm-solid-fuel-engine-test-conducted-in-dprk/ | |||||
| 2023-11-11 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | KCNA reported the DPRK General Missile Bureau has "developed new-type high-thrust solid-fuel engines for intermediate-range ballistic missile... of important strategic significance... and successfully conducted the first ground jet tests fo the first-stage engine and the second-stage engine on November 11 and 14 (KST) respectively." | https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1700001316-66116341/new-irbm-solid-fuel-engine-test-conducted-in-dprk/ | |||||
| 2023-09-13 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired two SRBMs from Sunan area from 11:43 am to 11:53 am (KST). Each missile flew around 650 km and crashed in the East Sea. Japan made a similar assessment. Tokyo's Cost Guard announed at 11:46 am (KST) that it had detected the launch, and at 11:52 am (KST) that the missile had splashed down. It announced that it had detected a second launch at 11:55 am (KST) and reported splashdown at 12:10 pm (KST). | https://www.nknews.org/2023/09/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-as-kim-jong-un-visits-russia-for-summit/ | |||||
| 2023-09-01 | Missile Provocation | Long-range Cruise Missile Launch | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired "multiple" cruise missiles toward the west coast starting at around 04:00 am (KST). Rodong Sinmun reported that NK fired two long-range strategic cruise missiles on Saturday (September 2) morning as part of a "tactical nuclear attack virtual launch exercise." The launch reportedly simulated a target distance of roughly 1,500 km over a timespan of over two hours. | https://www.nknews.org/2023/09/north-korea-simulates-tactical-nuclear-attack-in-response-to-us-rok-drills/ https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1693710456-435014828/counteraction-drill-for-important-purpose-conducted-in-dprk/ | |||||
| 2023-08-30 | Missile Provocation | Ballistic Missile Launch | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired two SRBMs from Wednesday August 30th between 11:40-11:50 pm (KST). They reported the missiles each flew around 360 km and crashed into the East Sea. Japan's MoD reported North Korea launched two ballistic missiles toward the northeast from near the west coast of North Korea. One was launched at around 11:38 pm (KST) and flew about 350 km at a maximum altitude of about 50 km. The other missile was launched at around 11:46 pm (KST) and flew about 400 km at a maximum altitude of about 50 km. The MoD estimated both missiles fell near the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, outside Japan's EEZ. | https://www.nknews.org/2023/08/north-korea-fires-suspected-ballistic-missile-after-us-b-1b-bomber-drills/ https://twitter.com/ModJapan_jp/status/1696925796764729563 | |||||
| 2023-08-23 | Missile Provocation | Satellite Launch | ROK JCS reported North Korea launched at around 03:50 am (KST) from Sohae and it flew south over the Yellow Sea (West Sea), including 33km west of the Baengneyong Island. They added that the launch deemed a "failure." Japan's MoD reported that the rocket stages landed close to but outside all three expected drop zones. The rocket ultimately landed around 600 km east of the Philippines. | https://www.nknews.org/2023/08/north-korea-launches-satellite-from-main-spaceport-rok-media/ | |||||
| 2023-07-24 | Missile Provocation | Ballistic Missile Launch | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired two SRBMs from Monday July 24th 11:55 pm to July 25th 00:00 am (KST). They each flew around 400 km and crashed into the East Sea. Japan's MoD reported North Korea fired two SRBMs. The first missile was fired on Monday July 24th 11:54 pm (KST), reaching a mximum altitude of 100 km, and flew 350 km before it landed in the East Sea. The second missile was fired on Monday July 24th 11:59 pm (KST), reaching a maximum altitude of 100 km, a flew 400 km before it landed in the East Sea. | https://www.nknews.org/2023/07/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-east-sea-rok-military/ | |||||
| 2023-07-22 | Missile Provocation | Strategic cruise missile | ROK JCS reported North Korea fired 'several' cruise missiles on July 22 at 04:00 am (KST). They both landed in the Yellow Sea (West Sea). | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230722000551325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2023-07-18 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea fired two SRBMs on Wednesday from 03:30 to 03:46 am (KST). They each flew around 550 km into the East Sea. Japan's Minister of Defense reported they were each fired at 03:35 and 03:48 am (KST). They flew for around 10 minutes and fell outside of Japan's EEZ. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230719000551325?section=nk/nk https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-japan-says-2023-07-18/ | |||||
| 2023-07-12 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | North Korea launched an ICBM (Hwasong-18) into the East Sea around 10:00 am (KST). According ot the ROK JCS, the missile was fired at a lofted angle, flew around 1,000 km before splashing into the water. There was no media reporting. Tokyo said the missile was launched at 09:59 am and splashed down 155 miles west of Okushiri Island at around 11:13 am, just outside Japan's EEZ. This points to a flight duration of around 74 minutes, potentially making it NK's longest ballistic missile flight duration. Tokyo added the missile reached a maximum altitude of over 6,000 km, similar to past ICBM trajectories. (Update) NK state media coverage reported 2023-07-13. Images and video Hwasong-18 test launch were released. Their claims roughly matched Japanese military's real-time assessment of the launch. NK claimed the missile flew 74.85 minutes, flew 1,000.2km in distance and reached 6,648km in maximum altitude, according to Rodong Sinmun. Photos show that the test was likely from the same design of transport erector launch vehicle (TEL), while video footage on KCTV show it was "cold launched" from its missile canister atop the TEL. State media said Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch from his private pension (Jindallae Guesthouse) located east of Pyongyang. | https://www.nknews.org/2023/07/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-the-east-sea/. https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1689220222-947146290/another-event-of-great-significance-recorded-in-developing-strategic-force-of-dprk-test-fire-of-new-type-icbm-conducted-respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-guides-test-fire-of-icbm-hwasongpho-18/ https://www.nknews.org/2023/07/north-korea-launched-hwasong-18-icbm-as-show-of-force-against-us-state-media/ | |||||
| 2023-06-15 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea separately launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) between 07:25 and 07:37 pm (KST) from the Sunan area, where Pyongyang International Airport is located, toward the East Sea. According to the ROK JCS, the two missiles flew around 780 km. The Japanese defense ministry estimated that they travelled 850-900 km and reached a peak altitude of around 50 km. The ministry released a single launch alert at 07:28 pm and said at least one missile splashed down before 07:50 pm. | https://www.nknews.org/2023/06/north-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missile-after-us-rok-military-drills/ | |||||
| 2023-05-30 | Missile Provocation | Satellite Launch | North Korea fired "Chollima-1", rocket carrying a military reconnaissance satellite, "Malligyong-1", southward Wednesday, but it fell into the Yellow Sea after a malfunction. Observers indicate that the North intend to secure intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets. The National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) "attributed the failure to the low reliability and stability of the new-type engine system" and the "unstable character of the fuel used." The NADA added that they will conduct the second launch as soon as possible. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230531011251320#:~:text=SEOUL%2C%20May%2031%20(Yonhap),Korea's%20spy%20agency%20said%20Wednesday. https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1685496981-427573091/kcna-report/ | |||||
| 2023-04-13 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | North Korea fired one "new type of ballistic missile with an intermediate or intercontinental range" into the sea between Korea and Japan on the 11th anniversary of Kim Jong-un's appointment as the Chairman of the National Defense Commission. North Korea later announced this was the new, solid-fuel Hwasong-18 ICBM. | https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-missile-into-sea-off-east-coast-south-korea-says-2023-04-12/#:~:text=%22So%20far%20we%20assess%20that,a%20solid%2Dfuel%20propellant.%22 | |||||
| 2023-04-08 | Other Provocation | Underwater nuclear attack drone | North Korea conducted a test of an underwater nuclear attack drone called the Haeil-2 between April 4 to April 7. It said the drone travelled 1,000 km (621 miles) for 71 hours and 6 minutes, and successfully hit a simulated target. | https://www.reuters.com/world/north-korea-says-it-carried-out-underwater-strategic-weapon-system-test-kcna-2023-04-07/ | |||||
| 2023-03-27 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) from the Chunghwa County area to the sea between Korea and Japan in an apparent protest against the U.S.-ROK naval exercise involving U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230320001153325?section=news | |||||
| 2023-03-24 | Other Provocation | Underwater nuclear attack drone | North Korea launched an underwater nuclear attack drone, "Haeil," from the coast of Riwon County to the waters near Hongwon Bay. The drone, capable of spawning radioactive tsunami, traveled "along an oval and pattern-8 course at an underwater depth of 80 to 150 meters in the East Sea of Korea for 59 hours and 12 minutes" before reaching the target point. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230324000351325?section=news | |||||
| 2023-03-22 | Missile Provocation | Long-range Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea fired four cruise missiles from the Hamhung area to the sea between Korea and Japan in an apparent protest against the ongoing joint U.S.-ROK military exercise, Freedom Shield. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230323004851325?section=news | |||||
| 2023-03-19 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) from the Tongchang-ri area to the sea between Korea and Japan in an apparent protest against the ongoing joint U.S.-ROK military exercise. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230319001254325?section=search | |||||
| 2023-03-16 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | North Korea launched a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Pyongyang International Airport to the sea between Korea and Japan to illustrate the "toughest response posture" against the Joint U.S.-ROK military drills. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230317001052325?section=search | |||||
| 2023-03-14 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the sea between Korea and Japan from the Jangyon area in South Hwanghae Province at 7:41 am and 7:51 am. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230314001051325?section=news | |||||
| 2023-03-12 | Missile Provocation | Strategic cruise missile | North Korea's "8.24 Yongung" submarine fired two strategic cruise missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan to protest against the U.S.-ROK Joint military exercise, Freedom Shield. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230313000254325?section=search | |||||
| 2023-03-09 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | The North Korean leader and his daughter Ju-ae inspected the 8th fire assault company's actual war response posture. The drills were designed to target the South's military airfields in the event of a war. Photos released by KCNA indicate that North Korea fired at least six short-range ballistic missiles from a reservoir area in Gangseo, South Pyongan Province. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230310000652325?section=news | |||||
| 2023-02-23 | Missile Provocation | Strategic cruise missile | North Korea's strategic cruise missile unit fired four "Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missiles" from Kim Chaek toward the sea betweem Korea and Japan, hitting the preset target after traveling elliptical and eight-shaped flight orbits for 10,208 to 10,224 seconds. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230224000451325?section=news | |||||
| 2023-02-20 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward Japan. The missiles were launched from Sukchon, South Pyongan Province, and landed off the west coast of Japan. No damage was reported to aircraft or vessels in the area, and Japan confirmed that both missiles landed outside its exclusive economic zone. | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-fires-2-ballistic-missiles-east-coast-rcna71419 | |||||
| 2023-02-18 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | North Korea conducted a "sudden launching" drill, firing a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile at a lofted angle. The missile was launched from the international airport in Pyongyang and flew for 989 kilometers for 4,015 seconds, landing in the international waters of the sea between Korea and Japan. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230219000453325?section=search | |||||
| 2023-01-01 | Other Provocation | Multiple Lanuch Rocket System (MLRS) Test | North Korea tested a nuclear-capable “super-large multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)” early in the morning on New Year’s Day, according to state media, a day after leader Kim Jong Un joined a ceremony to hand over the “offensive” weapons to the military. In a speech, Kim said the 30 new units of 600mm super-large MLRS can strike anywhere in South Korea and carry tactical nuclear warheads, the party daily Rodong Sinmun reported Sunday. | https://www.nknews.org/2023/01/north-korea-rings-in-the-new-year-with-early-morning-missile-launch-tokyo/ | |||||
| 2022-12-31 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles from Chunghwa County, North Hwanghae Province toward the sea between Korea and Japan at around 8:00am. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221231000452325 | |||||
| 2022-12-26 | Other Provocation | Drones (UAVs) | Five North Korean drones intruded across the inter-Korean border with one of them having flown over northern Seoul on Monday, officials here said, prompting South Korea to send its own unmanned vehicles into the North in a "corresponding" step. The South's military detected the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in border areas of Gyeonggi Province from 10:25 a.m., according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The UAVs were 2 meters wide or smaller. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221226007055325 | |||||
| 2022-12-23 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the sea between Korea and Japan on Friday afternoon, according to South Korea’s military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the DPRK fired the missiles from Pyongyang’s Sunan area around 4:32 p.m. KST, and flew around 150 and 215 miles (250 and 350 km) respectively before landing in the sea. South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities are still analyzing the launches, the JCS press release added. | https://www.nknews.org/2022/12/north-korea-launches-unknown-ballistic-missile-toward-east-sea-jcs/ | |||||
| 2022-12-18 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched two medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) toward the sea between Korea and Japan, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The two MRBMs were detected between 11:13 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. KST at Tongchang-ri, North Phyongyan Province, and both traveled some 310 miles (500 km) before splashing into the water. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221218001257315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-12-18 | Other Provocation | Satellite Launch | North Korea claims it launched a special carrier rocket on Sunday as part of a “crucial” development test of a military reconnaissance satellite, according to state media, releasing two high-altitude images reportedly taken that day over snow-covered South Korean cities Seoul and Incheon. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221219000452325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-12-15 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea announced the successful "static firing test of high-thrust solid fuel motor" at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground with a thrust of 140 ton-force. They claimed this new test is important for the development of a new strategic weapons system, likely a new solid-fueled ICBM. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221216000652325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-12-06 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North fired about 90 artillery rounds from 10 a.m. through the afternoon from Kosong County in Kangwon Province toward the sea between Korea and Japan. About 10 more firings were detected after 6 p.m. from Kumgang County in the same province, the JSC said. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221206004954325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-11-18 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | North Korea fired a Hwasong-17, an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 10:15am. The missile flew about 621 miles (1000km) at an apogee of around 3790 miles (6100km) and a top speed of Mach 22. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221104001655325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-11-17 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | A short-range ballistic missile was launched from the Wonsan area in Kangwon Province at 10:48am, and the missile flew some 150 miles (240km) at an apogee of around 47 km at a top speed of Mach 4. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221117003754325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2022-11-09 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the sea between Korea and Japan. The missile was launched from an area in or around Sukchon, South Pyongan Province, at around 3:31 pm. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221109006953325?section=news | |||||
| 2022-11-05 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) toward the Yellow Sea, the South Korean military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from Tongrim County in North Pyongyan Province between around 11:32 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. The missiles flew about 80 miles (130km) at an apogee of 20 km with a top speed of Mach 5, it added. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221105004751315 | |||||
| 2022-11-04 | Other Provocation | Airplane Exercise | North Korea flew about 180 military aircrafts, including fighters and bombers between 11:00am and 3:00pm in inland areas as well as the west and east costs, and the bombers conducted air-to-ground firing. The planes did not approach close to the inter-Korean border, but it did prompt South Korea to scramble 80 fighter jets in response. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221104009451325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2022-11-03 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental ballistic missile & SRBM | North Korea fired a Hwasong-17, an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at around 7:40am. The missile flew about 472 miles (760km) at an apogee of around 1193 miles and a top speed of Mach 15. The ICBM seems to have failed in normal flight following the second stage separation. North Korea also fired 2 SRBMs from Kaechon in South Pyongan province at around 8:39am. The SRBMs flew about 205 miles at an apogee of around 43 miles (69km) and a top speed of Mach 5. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221005004357325 | |||||
| 2022-11-02 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired about 25 missiles of different types. It first started with 4 SRBMs at 6:51am that were launched into the sea between Korea and China. It then launched 3 more SRBMs from Wonsan at around 8:51am, one of which landed near the inter-Korean border, the first ballistic missile that the North have sent southward towards South Korea since 1945. That missile prompted an air raid alert on the South Korean island of Ulleung. These 3 SRBMs landed into the sea between Korea and Japan. Later at 9:12am, North Korea launched 10 more missiles from both its east and west coasts, including some SRBMs and surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). The North also launched about 100 artillery shells from Kosong County in Kangwon province into the eastern maritime buffer zone at around 1:27pm. Lastly between 4:30 to 5:10pm, they fired six more missiles, believed to be SAMs into the seas between Korea and China and Korea and Japan. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220307009057325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-10-28 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Tongchan area in Kangwon province between 11:59am and 12:18pm. The missiles flew toward the sea between Korea and Japan, and flew about 143 miles at apogees of around 15 miles and top speeds of Mach 5. The launches came as South Korea concluded its Hoguk exercise the same day. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221028005657325 | |||||
| 2022-10-19 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired around 100 artillery shells into the Yellow Sea from Yonan County, South Hwanghae province starting at 12:30 p.m. The shells landed into the western buffer zone north of the Northern Limit Line set as part of the 2018 Comprehensive Military Agreement. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221019006551325 | |||||
| 2022-10-18 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired around 100 artillery rounds into the western buffer zones north of the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea at around 10:00 pm. It fired around 150 artillery rounds into the eastern buffer zone north of the Northern Limit Line in the sea between Korea and Japan at around 11:00 pm. The buffer zones were established under the 2018 Comprehensive Military Agreement. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221019000251325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-10-14 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 1:40am towards the sea between Korea and Japan. The missile flew 435 miles, with an apogee of 30 miles, and a top speed of Mach 6. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221014000552325 | |||||
| 2022-10-14 | Other Provocation | Airplane Exercise | Around 10 North Korean military aircraft conducted exercises near the inter-Korean border between 10:30pm and 12:20 am. Some flew as close as 15 miles to the Military Demarcation Line, 7 miles close to the Northern Limit Line and 3 miles close to the no-fly zone agreed to in the 2018 September 19 military agreement. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221014000300325 | |||||
| 2022-10-14 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | From 1:20 a.m. KST, North Korea fired 130 rounds of artillery shells from the west coast. From 2:57 a.m. KST, North Korea fired 40 rounds of shells off the east coast. At 5:00 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. KST, North Korea fired again 80 and 200 rounds of shells off the east and west coast. Between 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., North Korea fired 90 more rounds into the sea between Korea and Japan from Jangjon in Kwangwon province. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221014011051325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2022-10-12 | Missile Provocation | Long-range Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea fired two long-range strategic cruise missile that reportedly flew for about 170 minutes and hit a target 1242 miles (2000 km) away in the sea between Korea and China. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221013000652325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-10-09 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from Munchon in Gangwon province between 1:48am and 1:58am. The missile flew toward the sea between Korea and Japan, and travelled around 212 miles at an apogee of around 56 miles. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221009000351325 | |||||
| 2022-10-06 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Samsok area in Pyongyang between 6:01am and 6:23am. The missiles flew toward the sea between Korea and Japan, and with one flying about 217 miles (350 km) at an apogee of 50 miles (80 km), and another traveling about 487 miles (800 km) at an altitude of 37 miles (60 km). | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221006000853325 | |||||
| 2022-10-06 | Other Provocation | Airplane Exercise | Around 12 North Korean military aircrafts, including 8 fighter jets and 4 bombers carried our air-to-surface firing exercises at 2:00 pm for an hour near the inter-Korean air border, and breached South Korea's "special reconnaissance line." | https://www.nknews.org/2022/10/north-korea-flies-dozen-fighter-jets-and-bombers-near-inter-korean-border-seoul/ | |||||
| 2022-10-04 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from Mupyong-ri in the northern province of Jagang at 7:23am. The missile flew over Japan, and flew about 2796 miles (4500km) at an apogee of around 607 miles (970km) and top speed of Mach 17. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221004001353325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2022-10-01 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea between Korea and Japan. The launch was detected from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 6:45am and 7:03am, and the missiles flew about 217 miles (350 km) at apogees of about 18 miles (30 km) and top speeds of Mach 6. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221001000455325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-09-29 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missile towards the sea between Korea and Japan. The missiles were launched from the Sunchon area in South Pyongan province between 8:48pm and 8:57pm. The launch comes hours after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris finished her visit to South Korea. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220929010152325 | |||||
| 2022-09-28 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan. The missiles were launched from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 6:10pm and 6:20pm, and flew about 223 miles (360km) at apogees of around 30km and top speeds of Mach 6. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220928009054315 | |||||
| 2022-09-25 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea between Korea and Japan from an area around Taechon, North Pyongan Province at 6:53am. The missile flew about 372 miles (600km) at an apogee of 60km and a top speed of Mach 5. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220925000355325 | |||||
| 2022-08-17 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two cruise missiles from Onchon, South Pyongan province into the sea between Korea and China. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220817006451325 | |||||
| 2022-07-10 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired artillery shots, presumably from multiple rocket launchers between 6:21pm to 6:37pm. The exact number of shots launched and the origin of the firing is unknown. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220710002953325 | |||||
| 2022-06-12 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired artillery shots, presumably from multiple rocket launchers between 8:07am to 11:03am. The exact number of shots launched and the origin of the firing is unknown. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220612002900325 | |||||
| 2022-06-05 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea between Korea and Japan between 9:08am to 9:43am. The missiles were launched by areas around Sunan in Pyongyang, Kaechon, Tongchang-ri and Hamhung. The missiles flew about 68 to 416 miles (110 to 670km) at altitudes of 25-90 km, with speeds of Mach 3 to Mach 6. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220305000454325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-05-25 | Missile Provocation | Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea between Korea and Japan at around 6:00am, 6:37am and 6:42am (KST) respectively. The missiles were launched from the Sunan area in Pyongyang. The first missile is a suspected ICBM that flew around 223 miles (360 km), with a top altitute of 540 km. The second missile was a short-range ballistic missile that reached an altitude of 20 km. The last missile, also a short-range ballistic missile, flew around 472 miles (760 km) at an apogee of 60 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220525000755325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2022-05-25 | Other Provocation | Nuclear Detonation Device | According to Kim Tae-hyo, the first deputy director of the National Security Office of the Republic of Korea, North Korea has been testing a nuclear triggering device at an undisclosed location, apparently in preparation for a seventh nuclear test. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220525008952315?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-05-12 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan at 6:29pm (KST). The missiles were fired from the Sunan area in Pyongyang, and flew around 223 miles (360 km), with a top altitute of about 90 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220512012152325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2022-05-07 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The missile was fired form waters off the coast of Sinpo at 2:07pm (KST), and flew some 372 miles at a top altitude of 60 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220507002155325 | |||||
| 2022-05-04 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a balliistic missile toward the sea between Korea and Japan at 12:03pm (KST). The missile was fired from the Sunan area in Pyongyang, and flew around 292 miles (470 km), with an altitude of around 485 miles (780 km). | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220504005151325 | |||||
| 2022-04-16 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired two projectiles into the sea between Korea and Japan at 6:00pm (KST). The projectiles flew 110 km at an apogee of around 25km and a top sped of Mach 4. North Korean state media claimed the day after that it was a successful test-firing of a new tactical guided weapon that will help improve the efficiency of the North's tactical nuclear weapons. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220417000452325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-03-24 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | North Korea purportedly fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Sunan airfield in Pyongyang at 2:34pm (KST). The missile flew 1,090 km at a top altitude of 6,248 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220325000953325 | |||||
| 2022-03-20 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired four suspected shots from multiple rocket launchers from an unspecified location in South Pyongan Province. The shots fell into the sea between Korea and China. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220321000951325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-03-16 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired a projectile from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at an altitude below 20 kilometers. The projectile appeared to have exploded in midair. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220317001000325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-03-05 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a ballistic missile at 8:48am (KST) from the Sunan area in Pyongyang towards the sea between Korea and Japan. The missile flew about 270 km at a top altitude of 560 km. North Korean state media called it a second important test for its reconnaissance satellite systems. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220305000853325 | |||||
| 2022-02-27 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile from the Sunan area in Pyongyang towards the sea between Korea and Japan. The missile was detected at 7:52am (KST), and flew about 300 km at a top altitude of 620 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220227000355325 | |||||
| 2022-01-30 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from Mupyong-ri in the northern province of Japang into the sea between Korea and Japan. The missile was detected at 7:52am (KST), and flew about 800 km at a top altitude of 2000 km and a top speed of Mach 16. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220130000353325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-01-27 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the eastern coastal city of Hamhung toward the sea between Korea and Japan. The missiles were detected at around 8:00am and 8:05am, and there flew about 190 km at an altitude of 20 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220127001554325 | |||||
| 2022-01-25 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired two cruise missiles from an inland area. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220125006551325 | |||||
| 2022-01-17 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from Sunan airport in Pyongyang. The missiles were detected at 8:50am (KST) an 8:54am (KST), and flew eastward for 380 km at an altitude of 42 km, and a top spped of Mach 5. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220117001954325 | |||||
| 2022-01-14 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two ballistic missiles from Uiju in North Pyongan Province in the northwest region near China. The missiles were detected at 2:41pm (KST) and 2:52pm (KST) respectively, and flew eastward for around 430 km at an altitude of 36 km, and a top speed around Mach 6. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220114007056325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2022-01-11 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired an alleged hypersonic missile from the northern province of Jagang into the sea between Japan and Korea. The missile launch was detected at 7:27am (KST), and traveled more than 700 km at a maximum altitude of 60 km and a top speed of Mach 10. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220111001057325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2022-01-05 | Missile Provocation | Nuclear Detonation Device | North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile from a site in the province of Jagang towards the sea between Japan and Korea. The missile was detected at 8:10 am (KST). According to North Korean state media, the missile was the Hwasong-8 "hypersonic" missile, and it hit a target 700km away. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220105001855325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2021-10-19 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile from Sinpo towards the sea between Japan and Korea. The missile was detected at 10:17am (KST), and traveled about 590 km at a top altitude of 60 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211019002958325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2021-09-30 | Missile Provocation | Anti-aircraft Missile Launch | According to North Korea's Academy of Defense Science, they test-fired a new type of anti-aircraft missile. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211001000553325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2021-09-28 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired a missile at around 6:40am (KST) into the sea between Japan and Korea from Toyang-ri, Jagang Province eastward. KCNA announced the missile as a new "hypersonic missile" called Hwasong-8. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210929005552325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2021-09-15 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from the central county of Yangdok. They were fired at 12:34 pm and 12:39 pm (KST) respectively, and flew about 800 km (497 miles) at a maximum altitude of around 60 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210915005651325 | |||||
| 2021-09-12 | Missile Provocation | Long-range Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired a new type of long-range cruise missile over two days. According to KCNA, the missile "travelled for 7,580 seconds along an oval and pattern-8 flight orbits" and "hit targets 1,500 km away" (932 miles). | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210913000354325 | |||||
| 2021-09-11 | Missile Provocation | Long-range Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired a new type of long-range cruise missile over two days. According to KCNA, the missile "travelled for 7,580 seconds along an oval and pattern-8 flight orbits" and "hit targets 1,500 km away" (932 miles). | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210913000354325 | |||||
| 2021-03-25 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | On March 25, 2021 at 7:06am and 7:25am (KST), North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from the eastern town of Hamju towards the sea between Koea and Japan that flew about 450km (280 miles) at an altitude of 60km (37 miles). | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210325000656325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2021-03-21 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | On March 21, 2021 at around 6:36am (KST), North Korea fired two cruise missiles from the western port county of Onchon. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210324000555325?section=news | |||||
| 2020-07-06 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | On July 7, North Korea launched ship-to-ship missile from a ship in the sea between Korea and Japan that flew about 100 km. South Korean authorities saw the test as part of North Korea's regular maritime exercise. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200730003600325 | |||||
| 2020-06-16 | Other Provocation | Exchange at the inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office | On June 16, 2020, North Korea set off an explosion at the inter-Korean joint liaison office in Kaesong. Three days prior, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Yo-jong had threatened to destroy the “useless” office. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200616008253325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2020-04-14 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | On April 14, 2020 at 7:00am (KST), North Korea launched cruise missiles near the town of Munchon and air-to-ground missiles from fighter jets near Wonsan for more than 40 minutes. The projectiles travelled around 150 km towards the sea between Korea and Japan. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200414006452325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2020-03-21 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | On March 21, 2020 at 6:45am and 6:50pm (KST), North Korea launched two projectiles from the county of Sonchon in North Pyongan Province towards the sea between Korea and Japan. The projectiles traveled a distance of 410km (255 miles) at a maximum altitude of 50km (31 miles) and closely resemble the KN-24 short-range ballistic missile system. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200321000454325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2020-03-06 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | On March 9. 2020 at 7:36am (KST), North Korea launched three short-range projectiles from the Sondok, South Hamgyong Province area towards the sea between Korea and Japan. The projectiles traveled a distance of 200 km at a maximum altitude of 50 km, and closely resemble the KN-25 multiple rocket launch system. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200309000455325 | |||||
| 2020-03-02 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | On March 2, 2020 at 12:37pm (KST), North Korea launched two short-range projectiles from the Wonsan, Kangwon Province area towards the sea between Korea and Japan. The projectiles traveled a distance of 240km (150 miles) at a maximum altitude of 35km (22 miles) with a 20-second interval between the two launches. While the exact type and model of the projectiles are yet to be confirmed, considering the nature of the test they may be SRBMs or new surface-to-surface missiles. The short interval time also indicates that the event may have been a multiple rocket launcher system test. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200302005254325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2019-12-13 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea reportedly conducted another crucial test at Sohae Satellite Launch Site Launching Ground, otherwise known as the Dongchang-ri site on the west coast. The test came six days after North Korea conducted what it called a "very important test" at the same site. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191214001357325?section=search | |||||
| 2019-12-07 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea stated that a “very important test took place at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground”, Dongchang-ri site, North Pyongan Province, adding the Academy of National Defense Science reported the "result of the successful test" to the Workers' Party. | https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191208001051325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2019-11-28 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | On Thursday (KCT), North Korea tested its super-large multiple rocket (SLMR) launcher under Kim Jong-un’s guidance from Yeonpo, South Hamgyong Province, toward the sea between Korea and Japan. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), two projectiles were fired within a 30-second interval and flew around 380 kilometers in distance, reaching an apogee of around 97 km. Thursday's firing constituted the thirteenth testing conducted this year, and the fourth testing of its super-large rocket launcher system, which is presumed to be a 600-millimeter diameter one. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191129000352325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2019-10-31 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea launched two short-range projectiles from Sunchon, South Pyongan Province at 4:35 PM and 4:38 PM respectively towards the sea between Korea and Japan. According to the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the projectiles flew about 370 km in distance, at an apogee of around 90 km. | http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20191031000796 | |||||
| 2019-10-02 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired an “one unidentified ballistic missile” eastward from waters northeast of Wonsan, Kangwon Province at 7:11 AM. According to the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the missile flew about 450 km in distance, at an apogee of around 910 km. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191002001257325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2019-09-10 | Missile Provocation | Multiple Lanuch Rocket System (MLRS) Test | North Korea launched two unidentified short-range projectiles eastward in the vicinity of Kaechon in South Pyongan Province at 6:53 AM and 7:12 AM respectively. According to the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the projectiles flew about 330 km, at an apogee of around 50 to 60 km. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) confirmed that the projectiles were from a new Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), which it also tested on August 24, 2019. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190910001055325 | |||||
| 2019-08-24 | Missile Provocation | Multiple Lanuch Rocket System (MLRS) Test | North Korea launched two unidentified projectiles toward the sea between Korea anad Japan at 6:45 AM and 7:02 AM respectively. According to the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the projectiles flew about 380 km in distance, at an apogee of 97 km. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) later called it a test of a new "super-large" Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190910001055325 | |||||
| 2019-08-16 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | On August 16, 2019 (KST), North Korea launched two unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from Tongchon county in Kangwon Province at approximately 8:01am and 8:16 am. According to the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), both projectiles flew about 230km at an apogee of 30km and a maximum speed of around Mach 6.1. The JCS said that the projectiles could be short-range ballistic missiles. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190816001354325?section=national/defense | |||||
| 2019-08-10 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles at 5:34 a.m. and 5:50 a.m. local time from an area near Hamhung city toward the sea between Korea and Japan. The SRBMs are reported to have traveled 248.5 miles and reached a maximum height of 30 miles. | https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-conducts-fifth-weapons-test-since-july-25-11565388807 | |||||
| 2019-08-05 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles at 5:24 a.m. and 5:36 a.m. local time. The SRBMs reportedly travelled approximately 280 miles and reached a maximum height of 23 miles. | ||||||
| 2019-08-02 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired two unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea between Korea and Japan at 2:59am and 3:23am, respectively, from Yonghung, South Hamgyong Province. The launches came just two days after North Korea fired two short-range projectiles from Wonsan. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both missiles flew approximately 220km at an altitude of 25km before landing in waters. Cheong Wa Dae said the projectiles could be new types of short-range ballistic missiles. Details about the type of missiles launched were not immediately available. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190802000754325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2019-07-31 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Kalma area in the eastern port of Wonsan. According to the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff, two missiles were launched at 5:06 AM and 5:27 AM respectively, and flew approximately 250 km at a 30 km altitude before falling into waters. The missile launches come six days after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the same area on July 25. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190731000556325?section=nk/nk | |||||
| 2019-07-25 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea between Korea and Japan around 5:34am and 5:57am on July 25, 2019 (KST). The two missiles flew approximately 430 km and 690 km from Hodo Peninsula near the east coast city of Wonsan, reaching a height of around 50 km before landing in waters between North Korea and Japan. South Korea’s National Security Council assessed them as a “new kind of SRBM,” but announced that further analysis would follow discussions with the United States. | https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/world/asia/north-korea-launched-projectiles.html?auth=login-email&login=email&login=email&auth=login-email | |||||
| 2019-05-09 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched two short-range missiles from Kusong, North Pyongan province eastward into the sea between Korea and Japan. The missiles, launched at 4:29 PM and 4:39 PM (KST), flew about 420 kilometers and 270 kilometers respectively, with their altitude reaching around 50 kilometers. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190509009654325 | |||||
| 2019-05-03 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched a new tactical guided weapon as well as multiple rocket launchers (240-mm and 300-mm multiple rocket launchers) into the sea between Korea and Japan. These, fired from nearby Wonsan, flew 70 to 240 kilometers before entering the ocean. It is still unclear from ROK MND and U.S. DOD what the new tactical guided weapon tested was. | 2017-11-28 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | North Korea launched a new ballistic missile (Hwasong-15) from Pyongsong, South Pyongan province into the sea between Korea and Japan. The missile flew for about 50 minutes and travelled approximately 940 km on a lofted trajectory. Experts assess that the missile could travel a distance of 13,000 km if fired at a standard trajectory. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/28/politics/north-korea-missile-launch/index.html | |
| 2017-09-15 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a missile over Japanese territory into the Pacific Ocean from a location near Pyongyang. The missile is expected to be the same type fired on August 29 (Hwasong-12) and reportedly travelled approximately 3,700 km. | https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/14/north-korea-may-have-launched-a-missile-according-to-reports.html | |||||
| 2017-09-03 | Nuclear Provocation | Nuclear Test | North Korea claims to have conducted a 6th nuclear test after an earthquake measuring 6.3 mb on the magnitude scale (USGS) is detected near Punggye-ri. North Korean state media announced that the test was of a hydrogen bomb. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/asia/north-korea-nuclear-test-live-updates/index.html | |||||
| 2017-08-29 | Missile Provocation | Ballistic Missile Launch (type unknown) | North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan. The missile was fired from a location near Pyongyang and flew about 2,700 kilometers before landing in the Pacific Ocean approximately 1,180 kilometers from the Japanese coast. Details about the missile were not immediately available. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/politics/north-korea-launch-unidentified-projectile/index.html | |||||
| 2017-08-26 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from Kittaeryong. Two missiles reportedly travelled about 250 kilometers before landing in the sea and one missile blew up shortly after launch. Details about the type of missiles launched were not immediately available. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/asia/north-korea-missile-test/index.html | |||||
| 2017-07-28 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | At 11:41 PM KST on Friday, July 28 North Korea launched a missile into the sea between Korea and Japan from North Korea's northwestern Jagang province. The missile reportedly flew for 45 minutes in a "lofted" trajectory reaching a height of approximately 3,700 kilometers and a distance of 1,000 kilometers before splashing down in Japan's exclusive economic zone. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korea-fires-another-missile-its-latest-step-toward-putting-the-us-within-reach/2017/07/28/7fc4437a-71fd-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html?utm_term=.d2de50d3f181 | |||||
| 2017-07-04 | Missile Provocation | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | North Korea claims to have launched an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a location near Banghyon, North Pyongan Province. The new missile (Hwasong-14) traveled approximately 580 miles before falling into the sea between Korea and Japan. The launch comes just days after the conclusion of a U.S.-ROK summit in Washington and just before the scheduled G-20 summit in Germany. | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN19P02W | |||||
| 2017-06-08 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired four surface-to-ship missiles from a location near Wonsan. According to the South Korean military the missiles flew about 200 km (125 miles) before landing in the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/07/asia/north-korea-missiles-launch/index.html | |||||
| 2017-05-29 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired a short-range ballistic missile at location near Wonsan on the east coast. According to the South Korean military the missile flew about 450 km. North Korean state media described the projectile launched as an "ultra-precision" Scud missile. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/29/asia/north-korea-missile-test-warhead/index.html?sr=twcnni053017north-korea-missile-test-warhead1017AMVODtopLink&linkId=38142828 | |||||
| 2017-05-27 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korean state media claimed to have successfully tested a surface-to-air missile (KN-06) system. The exact timing of the test is unknown. | http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/north-korea-declares-kn-06-surface-to-air-missile-system-operational-after-successful-test/ | |||||
| 2017-05-21 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched a Pukguksong-2 missile from a location near Lake Yonpung in South Pyongan province. According to South Korean sources the missile travelled approximately 500 km (310 miles) and was similar to the PGS-2 launch in February 2017. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN18H0A6 | |||||
| 2017-05-14 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched a new type of intermediate-range missile called the Hwasong-12 from a location near Kusong on the northwest coast of the country. The missile may be similar to the type launched from the same area in October 2016. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/14/asia/north-korea-missile-test-russia-japan/index.html | |||||
| 2017-04-29 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched what appeared to be a Hwasong-12 (KN-17) missile from a location in South Pyongan province. The missile failed shortly after launch and flew only about 20 miles. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/world/north-korea-missile-launch/index.html | |||||
| 2017-04-16 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea attempted to launch a missile from a location near Sinpo, South Hamgyong province. The missile exploded shortly after launch. This latest missile test comes just hours before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to arrive in South Korea for a visit. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/15/asia/north-korea-missile-test/ | |||||
| 2017-04-05 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea reportedly fired a Hwasong-12 (KN-17) missile from a location near the eastern coastal city of Sinpo. The liquid-fueled missile flew 37 miles into the sea between Korea and Japan. The missile launch occurred about one day before a summit meeting between U.S. president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1762XX | |||||
| 2017-03-24 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a high-powered solid-fuel rocket engine for its ballistic missiles which could indicate significant improvements in the regime’s missile attack capabilities. | https://goo.gl/P7bhwt | |||||
| 2017-03-22 | Missile Provocation | Ballistic Missile Launch (type unknown) | North Korea attempted to launch a ballistic missile from a location near Kalma on the East Coast. The missile reportedly exploded shortly after take off. Joseph Yun, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, was in Seoul to meet with his South Korean counterpart at the time of the launch. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/21/asia/north-korea-missile-test/ | |||||
| 2017-03-18 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea tested a new high-thrust engine for a ballistic missile at the Sohae satellite launching station in North Pyongan Province. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN16R02P | |||||
| 2017-03-06 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from a location near Tongchang-ri in North Pyongan province. The missiles were reportedly of the SCUD-ER or Hwasong-7 type. Three of the missiles traveled at least 1000km (620 miles) and landed in Japan's EEZ. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/asia/north-korea-missile-launch-analysis/index.html | |||||
| 2017-02-12 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired a new medium-range missile called the Pukguksong-2 from a location near Kusong, North Pyongan province. The missile is believed to be a variant of the KN-11 and, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, was launched using solid-fuel engine technology. A similar type of submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was successfully launched on August 24, 2016. | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/world/asia/north-korea-missile-launch-success.html?_r=0 | |||||
| 2016-10-20 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a Musudan missile from a location near Banghyon Airport in Kusong prior to the third U.S. presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The test reportedly failed. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/19/asia/north-korea-missile-launch-fail/index.html | |||||
| 2016-10-15 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched a presumed Musudan missile from a location near Kusong in the northwestern part of the country. U.S. and ROK military sources stated that the launch failed. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-usa-idUSKBN12F0S2Video | |||||
| 2016-09-20 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea tested a long-range ballistic missile rocket engine at the Sohae satellite launching facility in North Pyongan province. | https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/world/asia/north-korea-says-it-has-tested-a-new-long-range-rocket-engine.html | |||||
| 2016-09-09 | Nuclear Provocation | Nuclear Test | North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/asia/north-korea-seismic-activity/Video | |||||
| 2016-09-05 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea reportedly fired 3 SCUD-ER missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from Hwangju near the west coast. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/09/09/0301000000AEN20160909000300315.html | |||||
| 2016-08-24 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a KN-11 submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) into the sea between Korea and Japan from a location near Sinpo. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKCN10Y2B0 | |||||
| 2016-08-03 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched 2 Nodong missiles from South Hwanghae province on the western coast. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/02/asia/north-korea-missile/index.html Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvVQza8fYX8 |
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| 2016-07-19 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 3 Nodong ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from the county of Hwangju in North Hwanghae province. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKCN0ZY2PC | |||||
| 2016-07-09 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM), presumed to be a KN-11, from the east coast city of Sinpo. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/09/asia/north-korea-submarine-missile | |||||
| 2016-06-22 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles from the east coast city of Wonsan. | http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/world/asia/north-korean-missile-test-fails-south-korea-says.html?ref=world&_r=0 | |||||
| 2016-05-31 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea conducted a failed missile launch, of what was believed to be a Musudan missile, from the eastern city of Wonsan. This was the 4th attempt at testing the Musudan in 2016. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missile-fail-idUSKCN0YM015 | |||||
| 2016-04-28 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea conducted a two failed missile launches, of what was believed to be Musudan missiles, intermediate-range ballistic missiles. | http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/742445/pentagon-press-secretary-north-korean-test-violates-un-resolutions | |||||
| 2016-04-23 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea test-launched a KN-11 submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from near its eastern coastal city of Sinpo at around 6:30 pm in the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.mofa.go.kr/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/engreadboard.jsp?typeID=12&boardid=302&seqno=316455&tableName=TYPE_ENGLISH | |||||
| 2016-04-15 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea conducted a failed test-launch of a medium-range ballistic missile for the anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birthday. | http://www.mofa.go.kr/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/engreadboard.jsp?typeID=12&boardid=303&seqno=316434 | |||||
| 2016-04-09 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea conducted a test of a liquid-fuel engine for a ballistic missile at the Sohae satellite launching station in North Pyongan province. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0X52K3 | |||||
| 2016-04-06 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea attempted to test-launch a ballistic missile from a Sinpo-class submarine in the sea between Korea and Japan. The test was halted due to malfunctions. | https://www.nknews.org/2016/04/n-korean-submarine-attempts-to-test-fire-ballistic-missile-mbn/ | |||||
| 2016-04-01 | Missile Provocation | Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile Launch | North Korea fired 5 surface-to-air missiles, presumed to be KN-06, from South Hamgyong Province into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/04/04/39/0301000000AEN20160404010300315F.html | |||||
| 2016-03-29 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a short-range projectile from an area near Wonsan into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/03/29/0/0301000000AEN20160329010051320F.html | |||||
| 2016-03-24 | Other Provocation | Rocket Engine Test | North Korea claims to have tested a new rocket engine for ballistic missiles. | https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/world/asia/north-korea-solid-fuel-rocket-engine.html | |||||
| 2016-03-21 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 5 short-range ballistic missiles from a location near Hamhung into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160321000981 | |||||
| 2016-03-18 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 missiles from an area near Sukchon. The first missile, believed to be a Nodong, landed within the Japanese ADIZ in the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/03/18/4/0301000000AEN20160318000853315F.html | |||||
| 2016-03-10 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched 2 missiles, likely Scuds, into the sea between Korea and Japan. They were launched from Hwangju County in North Hwanghae Province in response to the Foal Eagle and Key Resolve U.S.-ROK joint exercises. | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35770198 | |||||
| 2016-03-03 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 6 short-range projectiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from a location near Wonsan. | http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/03/116_199569.html | |||||
| 2016-02-07 | Missile Provocation | Satellite Launch | Controversy erupted when the North Koreans launched a rocket into orbit, the earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong-4, which the international community viewed as a testing of its inter-continential ballistic missile (ICBM) capabilities. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/06/asia/north-korea-rocket-launch-window/ | |||||
| 2016-01-06 | Nuclear Provocation | Nuclear Test | North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site. North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKBN0UK0G420160106 | |||||
| 2015-12-21 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM), presumed to be a KN-11, from the east coast city of Sinpo. | http://www.ibtimes.com/north-korea-releases-video-successful-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-test-2257807 | |||||
| 2015-11-28 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea tested a submarine launched ballistic missile (KN-11) near Sinpo. The test was reportedly a failure as the missile failed to eject properly. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missile-idUSKBN0TH09M20151128 | |||||
| 2015-08-20 | Other Provocation | DMZ Exchange of Fire | North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near Yeoncheon, northwest of Seoul. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20150820011155315 | |||||
| 2015-08-04 | Other Provocation | Land Mine Explosion | Three landmines, presumably buried by the North Koreans, exploded South of the DMZ, injuring two South Korean soldiers on patrol. | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/world/asia/north-korea-placed-mines-that-maimed-2-south-korean-soldiers-at-dmz-seoul-says.html | |||||
| 2015-06-14 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea fired 3 KN-01 missiles from a site near Wonsan. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/06/14/46/0301000000AEN20150614004200315F.html | |||||
| 2015-05-08 | Missile Provocation | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea claimed to have successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). However, multiple sources concur that the photographs North Korea released had been doctored, and concluded that their SLBM capabilities were as of yet, still unrealized. | http://www.mofa.go.kr/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/engreadboard.jsp?typeID=12&boardid=303&seqno=315220 | |||||
| 2015-04-03 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired 4 short-range ballistic missiles into the West Sea from Dongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province. They were likely KN-02 missiles. | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3024448/N-Korea-fires-four-short-range-missiles-sea.html | |||||
| 2015-04-02 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 1 short-range ballistic missile, presumably KN-02 from Dongchang-ri in the north of the country. ROK Joint Chief of Staff mentioned in its statement the missile had a range of about 140 km. | http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/04/03/North-Korea-test-fires-four-short-range-missiles-into-Yellow-Sea/9051428068946/ | |||||
| 2015-03-13 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched 7 surface-to-air missiles from its east coast. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN0M90EN20150313 | |||||
| 2015-03-02 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from the western port city of Nampo. The missiles are presumed to be Scud-C based on their range, which was estimated to be 490 km. | http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/01/asia/north-korea-missiles-fired/ | |||||
| 2015-02-08 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 5 short-range ballistic missiles from a location near Wonsan into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/world/asia/north-korea-launches-5-short-range-missiles.html?_r=0 | |||||
| 2015-02-07 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired an anti-ship cruise missile that resembles the Russian KH-35 missile. It was fired from a Korean People’s Navy (KPN) East Sea Fleet vessel. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missile-idUSKBN0LB04B20150207 | |||||
| 2014-10-19 | Other Provocation | DMZ Exchange of Fire | South Korea fired towards 10 North Korean soldiers who were approaching the military demarcation line (MDL) in Paju after broadcasting warning messages. The North Koreans fired back, to which the South Koreans also returned fire. | http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/world/asia/gunfire-exchanged-on-korean-boundary.html | |||||
| 2014-10-10 | Other Provocation | DMZ Exchange of Fire | South and North Korea exchanged fire across their border after a group of South Korean activists had sent leaflets flying into the North from the border town of Yeoncheon. | http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/11/world/asia/koreas-exchange-fire-after-activists-launch-balloons-over-border.html | |||||
| 2014-10-07 | Other Provocation | NLL Exchange of Fire | North and South Korean patrol boats briefly exchanged fire near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea following the North Korean vessel's violation of the NLL border. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2014/10/07/3/0301000000AEN20141007003151315F.html | |||||
| 2014-09-06 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched three short-range missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from a location near Wonsan. | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11078937/North-Korea-tests-missiles-ahead-of-South-Korea-holiday.html | |||||
| 2014-09-01 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a missile into the sea between Korea and Japan from a location in Chagang province near the border with China. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2014/09/01/50/0301000000AEN20140901005051320F.html | |||||
| 2014-08-14 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched three short-range rockets into the sea between Korea and Japan from a location near Wonsan. The launch occurred shortly before Pope Francis was scheduled to arrive in South Korea for a visit. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-rockets-idUSKBN0GE06D20140814 | |||||
| 2014-07-26 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired a Scud missile into the sea between Korea and Japan, on the eve of the anniversary of the signing of the armistice. The missile was launched from Jangsan Cape, in South Hwanghae Province. | http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/06/113_161740.html | |||||
| 2014-07-13 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 Scud missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/12/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/ | |||||
| 2014-07-09 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched 2 Scud missiles from Hwanghae province in a northeasterly direction. The missiles landed in the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/08/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/ | |||||
| 2014-07-02 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired two rockets from the port city of Wonsan. The missiles are presumed to be short-range KN-09 projectiles and flew about 110 miles (180km). | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28122650 | |||||
| 2014-06-29 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 Scud missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan, 4 days before President Xi Jinping's visit to South Korea. | http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/28/world/asia/north-korea-missile-launch/ | |||||
| 2014-06-26 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired 3 short-range missiles from a location near Wonsan into the sea between Korea and Japan. North Korea claimed they were testing newly developed precision guided missiles. | http://bigstory.ap.org/article/report-north-korea-fires-short-range-projectiles | |||||
| 2014-05-22 | Other Provocation | NLL Exchange of Fire | North Korea fired artillery near a South Korean warship on patrol near the Northern Limit Line. The South Korean vessel was not hit, and responded by firing several shells into North Korean waters near a North Korean patrol boat. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-firing-idUSBREA4L09Q20140522 | |||||
| 2014-03-31 | Other Provocation | NLL Exchange of Fire | North Korea held a live-fire exercise near the Northern Limit Line (NLL), after sending out a no-sail zone warning. South Korea responded by firing rounds from K-9 self-propelled howitzers as several artillery shells fell south of the NLL. | http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/30/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear/ | |||||
| 2014-03-26 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 Nodong missiles from Sukchon, into the sea between Korea and Japan, its first tests of the Nodong since 2009. | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26743197 | |||||
| 2014-03-23 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired 16 short-range Free Rocket Over Ground (FROG), from Wonsan into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2014/03/23/26/0301000000AEN20140323000200315F.html | |||||
| 2014-03-22 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea launched 30 short-range missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan from Wonsan. As with the March 16 test-launches, North Korea failed to send out navigational warning to ships and aircrafts in the area. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2014/03/22/0301000000AEN20140322000400315.html | |||||
| 2014-03-16 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea launched 25 short-range missiles on March 16. The missiles, appeared to be Free Rocket Over Ground (FROG), were launched from Wonsan and landed in the sea between Korea and Japan after travelling approxiamately 70 km. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2014/03/16/90/0301000000AEN20140316003053315F.html | |||||
| 2014-03-04 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched short-range missiles from the port city of Wonsan on the east coast. A China Southern Airlines flight carrying 220 passengers passed through the same airspace as traversed by the missiles just minutes after they were launched. North Korea gave no warning before firing the missiles and they travelled approximately 155 km. | http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303824204579420623335971350M | |||||
| 2014-03-03 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 short-range missiles, one from Gitdaeryeong and the other from Wonsan, into a northeasterly direction. The missiles were Scud-class, and landed in Japan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ). They landed 400-500 km northwest of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. | http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/02/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/ | |||||
| 2014-02-27 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 4 short-range ballistic missiles, likely Scuds, from its Gitdaeryeong area on the North's southeastern coast, into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBREA1Q0U520140227 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b1yNzYfruE |
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| 2013-08-29 | Other Provocation | Nuclear Fuel Reactor Operation | Operation of the second nuclear reactor in Yongbyon started. | www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506120237036840.pdf | |||||
| 2013-05-20 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 short-range missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan. The projectiles fired are thought to be KN-02 short-range missiles or 300mm artillery rockets. | https://www.nknews.org/2013/05/north-korea-launches-sixth-missile-into-east-sea/ | |||||
| 2013-05-19 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94I04720130519 | |||||
| 2013-05-18 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired 3 short-range missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan, two in the morning and another in the afternoon. The missiles launched may be modified anti-ship missiles or the KN-02 short-range ballistic missiles that has a range of 120 km. | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/north-korea-missiles.html?_r=0 | |||||
| 2013-03-15 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired two KN-02 short-range missiles into international waters. | https://www.nknews.org/2013/03/breaking-north-korea-launches-short-range-missiles-on-east-coast/ | |||||
| 2013-02-12 | Nuclear Provocation | Nuclear Test | North Korea conducted the third underground nuclear test at Punggye-ri nuclear test site. | http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324880504578298943003246654 | |||||
| 2012-12-12 | Missile Provocation | Satellite Launch (Other Provocation) | North Korea launched a Kwangmyongsong satellite (Unha-3 ICBM) and claimed to have successfully placed it in the orbit. Rocket was launched from the Dongchang-ri launch site towards the South. | http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/world/asia/north-korea-launches-rocket-defying-likely-sanctions.html | |||||
| 2012-04-13 | Missile Provocation | Satellite Launch (Other Provocation) | North Korea attempted to launch a Unha-3 rocket (ICBM), but it broke apart 81 seconds into flight, then fell into the ocean. North Korea later admitted its failure. | https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiig6LAsZbNAhVMkx4KHSyiB4gQFghPMAc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mofa.go.kr%2Fwebmodule%2Fcommon%2Fdownload.jsp%3Fboardid%3D8701%26tablename%3DTYPE_DATABOARD%26seqno%3D058fd3040ff800105efb3f8d%26fileseq%3Dfbcfd1003f93f85fd4fedf9e&usg=AFQjCNGrgQDhfmJZuJR4kDS8zHJFTaEFmQ&sig2=nsL29cSYcHu6bOeW3MX00Q | |||||
| 2012-03-29 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 KN-01 short-range anti-ship cruise missiles from its west coast in North Pyongan Province. | http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/03/30/2012033001081.html | |||||
| 2011-06-08 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Surface-to-Air Missile Launch | North Korea fired a KN-06 surface-to-air missile from North Pyongan Province into the Yellow Sea. | http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/07/north.korea.missiles/ | |||||
| 2010-11-23 | Other Provocation | Shelling of Yeonpyeong Island | North Korea fired 170 artillery shots at a ROK Marine detachment and civilian residences on Yeonpyeong Island near the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea. Two ROK Marines and two civilians were killed, while 16 Marines and other civilians were injured. A total of 133 buildings on the island were damaged as a result of the attack. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2010-11-12 | Other Provocation | Uranium Enrichment Program Disclosure | North Korea disclosed a uranium enrichment facility to Dr. Siegfried Hecker, a U.S. nuclear specialist at Stanford University | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201304110724185440.pdf | |||||
| 2010-08-09 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired artillery rounds near NLL. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201304110724185440.pdf | |||||
| 2010-03-26 | Other Provocation | Sinking of the ROKS Cheonan | The ROK Navy corvette Cheonan sank in the Yellow Sea just south of the Northern Limit Line near Baengnyeong Island after an explosion in the ship's stern. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2010-01-31 | Other Provocation | No-Sail Zone Declared | North Korea announced 5 additional no-sail zones from January 31 to February 2 | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2010-01-29 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired artillery rounds near NLL. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2010-01-28 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired artillery rounds near NLL. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2010-01-27 | Other Provocation | Artillery Fire | North Korea fired about 30 artillery rounds into the West Sea toward NLL. South Korea immediately responded with 100 warning shots from a marine base near the sea border. North Korea later claimed the firing had been part of an annual military drill and firing would continue. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2010-01-26 | Other Provocation | No-Sail Zone Declared | North Korea declared a no-sail zone in the West Sea from January 25 to March 29. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2009-11-10 | Other Provocation | Daecheong Naval Campaign | North Korean patrol boats aimed shots at an area located at the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the West Sea near Daecheong Island, with one of the North Korean patrol boat crossing the NLL. The patrol boat fired 50 rounds at ROK Navy vessels, and was severely damaged after retaliation from the ROK's patrol killer mediums (PKMs). One North Korean sailor was killed and three other injured. | http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/world/asia/11korea.html | |||||
| 2009-10-12 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | 5 short-range missiles, reportedly surface-to-surface KN-02 missiles, were fired into the sea between Korea and Japan from its eastern coast. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201304110724185440.pdf | |||||
| 2009-07-30 | Other Provocation | Fishing Boat Seizure at NLL | North Korean patrol boat captured South Korean fishing vessel Yeonan 800, with 4 crew members for crossing the Northern Limit Line (NLL). | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201304110724185440.pdf | |||||
| 2009-07-04 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched 5 Scud missiles and 2 Nodong missiles from Gitdaeryeong, Kangwon Province. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-PRHWrIIuo |
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| 2009-07-02 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired 4 surface-to-ship missiles from Sinsang-ri, Hambuk Province. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2009-05-29 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea launched a surface-to-air missile. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2009-05-27 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired 2 short-range missiles. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201304110724185440.pdf | |||||
| 2009-05-26 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea launched 3 surface-to-ship missiles and a surface-to-air missile. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 2009-05-25 | Nuclear Provocation | Nuclear Test / Short-range missile launch | North Korea conducted its second nuclear test at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, located in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province. The explosion occured underground and the explosive yield was only a few kilotons. It also attempted a short-range missile launch. | https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-regarding-north-korea | |||||
| 2009-04-05 | Missile Provocation | Satellite Launch (Other Provocation) | North Korea launched the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite (Unha-2 ICBM) but the test is deemed a failure after the entire payload exploded mid-air and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/04/AR2009040403239.html | |||||
| 2008-10-07 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 short-range anti-ship cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea, likely KN-01. | http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2008/oct/110799.htm | |||||
| 2008-05-30 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea fired 3 short-range ballistic missiles, believed to be Styx missiles, into the West Sea. Two out of three reportedly misfired. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2008/05/31/43/0401000000AEN20080531001100315F.HTML | |||||
| 2008-03-28 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired 3 short-range missiles, believed to be either P-20 Styx or SY-1 anti-ship cruise missiles, from its west coast into the West Sea. | http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/nkorea.missile/index.html?eref=rss_world | |||||
| 2007-06-27 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched 3 KN-02 SRBMs into the sea between Korea and Japan from the East coast. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2007/06/28/45/0401000000AEN20070628006500315F.HTML | |||||
| 2007-06-07 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 KN-01 short-range anti-ship cruise missiles from its West coast. | http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2007/jun/86142.htm | |||||
| 2007-05-25 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea fired surface-to-ship missiles from both the East and West Coast. | http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2007/jun/86142.htm | |||||
| 2006-10-09 | Nuclear Provocation | Nuclear Test | North Korea conducted the first nuclear weapons test at the underground facility in Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, located in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province. The explosion yield was less than a kiloton. | http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061009.html | |||||
| 2006-07-04 | Missile Provocation | Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile/Short-Range Missile Launches | North Korea conducted three launches with a total of 7 missiles, including a failed-test of the Taepodong-2 ICBM, Nodong MRBMs, and Scud SRBMs. The Taepodong-2 was launched from the Tonghae test facility, and the latter from Gitdaeryeong Missile Test Site. | http://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/68547.htm | |||||
| 2006-03-07 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Missile Launch | North Korea fired 2 short-range missiles. | http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2006/62778.htm | |||||
| 2005-05-01 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea launched a KN-01 short-range anti-ship cruise missile into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/01/AR2005050100204.html | |||||
| 2004-11-01 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | Patrol boats from South Korea fired warning shots to deter three North Korean patrol boats from crossing further south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL). | http://english.donga.com/List/3/all/26/237977/1 | |||||
| 2003-11-24 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | The ROK navy fired warning shots after the Northern Limit Line (NLL) was crossed by a North Korean patrol boat. | http://www.irishtimes.com/news/shots-fired-in-korea-border-dispute-1.962010 | |||||
| 2003-10-30 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | Warning shots were fired by the ROK navy after a North Korean patrol boat crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL). | http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/30/world/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-at-north-s-boat.html | |||||
| 2003-10-20 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea conducted its third test of an anti-ship cruise missile, modelled after the Chinese HY-2 Silkworm missile. The missile was launched from North Korea's northeast coast into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/oct/20/20031020-103001-4881r/ | |||||
| 2003-08-23 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | A North Korean navy vessel crossed the Northern Limit Line and the ROK navy fired warning shots (NLL). | https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf | |||||
| 2003-08-08 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | ROK navy patrol vessels fired warning shots at two North Korean vessels that crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL). | http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/09/world/world-briefing-asia-south-korea-warning-shots-at-northern-vessels.html | |||||
| 2003-07-17 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | Machine-gun fire was exchanged between South and North Korean soldiers at the DMZ. There were no injuries. | http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/07/16/koreas.firing/index.html | |||||
| 2003-06-01 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | The ROK navy fired warning shots when three North Korean fishing boats crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL). | http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/01/world/fg-boats1 | |||||
| 2003-03-10 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea fired an anti-ship cruise missile from the coast of South Hamgyong province into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://articles.latimes.com/2003/mar/10/world/fg-missile10 | |||||
| 2003-03-02 | Other Provocation | Aircraft Interception | A U.S. air force RC-135S Cobra Ball reconnaissance plane was intercepted by two North Korean MiG-29 fighter jets over the sea between Korea and Japan. No shots were fired. | http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=6146 | |||||
| 2003-02-24 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | Hours before Roh Moo-hyun's inauguration as South Korean president, North Korea conducted a failed launch of a KN-01 short-range anti-ship cruise missile. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was in Seoul at the time to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear program. | http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/09/nkorea.test/">http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/09/nkorea.test/">http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/09/nkorea.test/ | |||||
| 2003-02-20 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Air) | A North Korean MiG-19 fighter jet intruded into South Korean airspace over the Yellow Sea, the first such incursion since 1983. The ROK air force scrambled to send six fighter planes and readied ground-to-air missiles in response, but there was no clash. | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2782533.stm | |||||
| 2002-06-29 | Other Provocation | The Second Yeonpyeong Naval Campaign | Two North Korean patrol boats crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) and attacked South Korean patrol boats. Thirteen North Korean seamen were killed and 25 were wounded. Six South Korean seamen were killed and one patrol boat was sunk. | http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/29/world/four-killed-as-north-and-south-korean-navy-vessels-trade-fire.html | |||||
| 2001-12-22 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | A North Korean vessel was spotted southwest of Kyushu, Japan on December 21, 2001, prompting the Japanese Coast Guard to give chase, ultimately ending in a 6-hour firefight and the sinking of the North Korean vessel. In 2002 and 2003, inspections by Japanese authorities determined that the vessel was a spy craft. | http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/05/world/japan-says-north-korea-boat-in-sea-battle-was-a-spy-ship.html | |||||
| 2001-12-22 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | A North Korean espionage boat is discovered by Japan's coast guard. After ignoring warnings to stay out of Japan's 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone, a chase and exchange of gunfire ensued. The spy boat may have sunk itself to avoid capture. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf | |||||
| 2001-11-27 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | North Korean troops fired shots at a United Nations Command guard post prompting the ROK army to return fire. There were no injuries. | http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/11/27/koreas.fire/index.html | |||||
| 2001-09-20 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Ground) | Ten to twelve North Korean soldiers crossed 30-50 meters south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). They retreated after the UNC issued warnings and fired warning shots. | Korean Peninsula Clashes | |||||
| 2001-09-19 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Ground) | A group of North Korean soldiers were observed passing through the forward fence line. A UNC guard issued verbal warnings and fired warning shots before they retreated. | Korean Peninsula Clashes | |||||
| 2000-03-23 | Other Provocation | Maritime Boundary Declaration | North Korea unilaterally declared that based on its “Regulations Concerning Navigation in Vicinity of the Five Islands in the West Sea” any U.S. or ROK military and civilian vessels entering the region north of its military demarcation line (9/2/1999) would need to use routes designated by North Korea. | https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/1341897/rok-position-regarding-northern-limit-line-2002.pdf | |||||
| 1999-09-02 | Other Provocation | Maritime Boundary Declaration | North Korea declared a new maritime military demarcation line in protest against the NLL boundary. The maritime boundary drawn by North Korea approximates an equidistant line between the coasts of the two Koreas, ignoring five small South Korean islands running south of the NLL. The declaration was made supposedly in response to the defeat in the First Yeonpyeong Naval Campaign. | https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/1341897/rok-position-regarding-northern-limit-line-2002.pdf | |||||
| 1999-06-15 | Other Provocation | The First Yeonpyeong Naval Campaign | North Korean patrol boats and fishing vessels crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) to the southwest of Yeonpyeong Island on several occasions between June 6 and June 15. The ROK navy initially conducted ramming maneuvers to force the ships back but were attacked by North Korean vessel. ROK navy retaliated and sank 1 North Korean torpedo boat and damaged 5 patrol boats. The North Koreans suffered multiple casualties while 7 South Korean sailors were wounded and 5 patrol boats were damaged. | http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9906/15/korea.standoff.01/ | |||||
| 1999-03-24 | Other Provocation | Territorial Incursion (Maritime) | Two suspicious North Korean vessels were spotted off the coast of the Noto Peninsula, Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard and Maritime Self Defense Force gave chase for 24 hours; however, the two boats escaped. | http://articles.latimes.com/1999/mar/25/news/mn-20861 | |||||
| 1998-12-17 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | The South Korean navy intercepted and sank a North Korean semi-submersible vessel attempting to land commandos on a southern part of South Korea's coast. A dead North Korean diver was recovered afterwards. The hull of the North Korean vessel was salvaged a year later. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080718210240.pdf | |||||
| 1998-11-20 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A North Korean vessel was detected off the waters of Ganghwa Island and escaped South Korea capture - the boat was apparently on a mission to either drop off or pick up North Korean agents tasked with infiltrating South Korea. | http://nautilus.org/napsnet/napsnet-daily-report/napsnet-daily-report-23-november-1998/#item5 | |||||
| 1998-08-31 | Missile Provocation | Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea test-launched a Taepodong-1, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, from the Musudan-ri launch facility on the northeast coast. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RS21473.pdf | |||||
| 1998-07-12 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A presumed North Korean agent in diving gear was found dead on a beach in Donghae equipped with tools and weapons, suggesting he was on an espionage mission. | http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/13/world/dead-diver-from-north-puts-seoul-on-alert.html | |||||
| 1998-06-22 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A North Korean Yugo-class midget submarine was seized off the coast of Sokcho after being entangled in South Korean fishing nets. When salvaged, the bodies of 9 dead North Korean crew were found in the submarine from apparent murder-suicide. | http://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/term/viewKnwldgDicary.do?pageIndex=1&dicaryId=192&searchCnd=0&searchWrd= | |||||
| 1997-07-16 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | Fourteen North Korean soldiers intruded 50-70 meters south of the military demarcation line. The incursion led to a 23-minute exchange of gunfire and mortar rounds. | http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9707/16/korea/ | |||||
| 1997-06-05 | Other Provocation | Territorial Provocation (Maritime) | Three North Korean patrol boats travelled about 2 miles south of the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea and opened fire at South Korean patrol boats. | http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/06/world/north-korean-boats-fire-on-south-s-in-waters-controlled-by-seoul.html | |||||
| 1997-05-23 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile called AG-1 from a mobile launcher. The AG-1 is believed to be based upon the CSS-C-3 Seersucker and believed to have a longer range than the Silkworm of as much as 120 km. | http://www.rense.com/general35/tested.htm | |||||
| 1997-04-10 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | Five North Korean soldiers opened fire at South Korean positions after crossing the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the Cholwon sector before the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen to South Korea. | http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/10/korea/ | |||||
| 1996-11-05 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire from Manhunt - Final Incident | Two North Korean commandos and South Korean soldiers exchanged fire near the North-South border, 7 weeks after a North Korean submarine ran aground at Gangneung. Both were killed. Of the 26 North Korean infiltrators, 24 died (11 murder-suicide, 13 killed in manhunt), 1 was captured, and 1 escaped. | http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/06/world/one-commando-still-at-large-in-korea-submarine-manhunt.html | |||||
| 1996-09-30 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | One North Korean infiltrator (eventually killed) and South Korean soldiers exchanged fire. (Final incident of manhunt) | http://www.mofa.go.kr/state/publication/whitepaper/1997/20071018/3694_file_1997_3.pdf | |||||
| 1996-09-28 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | One North Korean infiltrator (eventually killed) and South Korean soldiers exchanged fire. (4th incident of manhunt) | http://www.mofa.go.kr/state/publication/whitepaper/1997/20071018/3694_file_1997_3.pdf | |||||
| 1996-09-22 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | One North Korean infiltrator (eventually killed) and South Korean soldiers exchanged fire. (3rd incident of manhunt) | http://www.mofa.go.kr/state/publication/whitepaper/1997/20071018/3694_file_1997_3.pdf | |||||
| 1996-09-21 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | One North Korean infiltrator (eventually killed) and South Korean soldiers exchanged fire near a hillside at the South Korean east coast. (2nd incident of manhunt) | http://www.mofa.go.kr/state/publication/whitepaper/1997/20071018/3694_file_1997_3.pdf | |||||
| 1996-09-19 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | Seven North Korean infiltrators (eventually killed) and South Korean soldiers exchanged fire. (1st incident of manhunt) | http://www.mofa.go.kr/state/publication/whitepaper/1997/20071018/3694_file_1997_3.pdf | |||||
| 1996-09-18 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A North Korean Sang-O class submarine made a failed attempt to collect a reconnaissance team on the sea shores near Gangneung, South Korea. The submarine ran aground and the North Korean agents split into groups. After 1 of the infiltrators was captured by police, ROK military conducted a 49-day long manhunt. The manhunt resulted in 6 days of clashes between North and South. | http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=40699 | |||||
| 1996-04-07 | Other Provocation | Territorial Provocation (Ground) | For 3 consecutive days on 3 occasions, a combined total of several hundred North Korean troops crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) into the joint security area after Pyongyang’s unilateral declaration that it would no longer abide by armistice provisions concerning the DMZ. | http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/08/world/armed-north-korea-troops-again-violate-the-dmz.html | |||||
| 1996-04-06 | Other Provocation | Territorial Provocation (Ground) | For 3 consecutive days on 3 occasions, a combined total of several hundred North Korean troops crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) into the joint security area after Pyongyang’s unilateral declaration that it would no longer abide by armistice provisions concerning the DMZ. | http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/08/world/armed-north-korea-troops-again-violate-the-dmz.html | |||||
| 1996-04-05 | Other Provocation | Territorial Provocation (Ground) | For 3 consecutive days on 3 occasions, a combined total of several hundred North Korean troops crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) into the joint security area after Pyongyang’s unilateral declaration that it would no longer abide by armistice provisions concerning the DMZ. | http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/08/world/armed-north-korea-troops-again-violate-the-dmz.html | |||||
| 1995-10-25 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Two North Korean agents were intercepted 100 miles south of Seoul in Buyeo county. One of the infiltrators was killed and the other was captured alive. The North Korean agent stated that his mission was to contact underground cells, anti-government dissidents, and politicians sympathetic to the DPRK in South Korea. | http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Korean_Peninsula_Clashes.pdf | |||||
| 1995-10-17 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Two North Korean agents were caught south of the DMZ at the Imjin River - one was shot and the other escaped. | http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Korean_Peninsula_Clashes.pdf | |||||
| 1995-08-01 | Other Provocation | Detainment of South Korean Vessel | North Korea captured a South Korean ship, named the Samsun Venus, and held the vessel and its 21-man crew near the east coast port of Chongjin. The ship and crew were released August 13, 1995. | http://articles.latimes.com/1995-08-13/news/mn-34749_1_north-korea | |||||
| 1995-03-31 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea conducted a third test of an anti-ship cruise missile claimed to be part of normal training exercises. | http://www.dod.gov/pubs/prolif/ne_asia.html | |||||
| 1994-12-17 | Other Provocation | U.S. Helicopter Shot Down | A U.S. Army OH-58 helicopter accidently strayed 6 miles North of the military demarcation line (MDL) and was shot down by DPRK forces. One crew member was killed in the downing and the other was held for thirteen days and released on December 30, 1994. | http://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/31/world/freed-pilot-tells-how-he-was-downed-by-north-koreans.html | |||||
| 1994-06-02 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea conducted a second test of an anti-ship cruise missile that flew into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.dod.gov/pubs/prolif/ne_asia.html | |||||
| 1994-05-31 | Missile Provocation | Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Launch | North Korea tested an anti-ship cruise missile modelled after the Chinese HY-2 Silkworm missile. | http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/01/world/north-korea-tests-cruise-missile-designed-to-sink-ships.html | |||||
| 1993-05-30 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea test-launched Nodong-1 missile and also fired at least 2 Hwasongs-5 and 6 missiles. The missiles were fired at a target buoy in the direction of Japan off the coastal city of Wonsan into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/13/world/missile-is-tested-by-north-koreans.html | |||||
| 1993-05-29 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea test-launched Nodong-1 missile and also fired at least 2 Hwasongs-5 and 6 missiles. The missiles were fired at a target buoy in the direction of Japan off the coastal city of Wonsan into the sea between Korea and Japan. | http://www.archives.go.kr/next/search/listSubjectDescription.do?id=002943&pageFlag= | |||||
| 1993-03-12 | Other Provocation | Withdrawal from NPT | North Korea announced its intention to withdraw from the NPT, declaring that the NPT and IAEA were "being appropriated to realize the impure U.S. political goal of eliminating" the North Korean system. | http://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/term/viewNkKnwldgDicary.do?pageIndex=22&koreanChrctr=&dicaryId=213 | |||||
| 1992-06-01 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | Unnamed Japanese military sources indicated that North Korea made its 2nd failed attempt at launching the Nodong-1 missile. There is also the possibility that the test was outright cancelled instead. | http://www.nonproliferation.org/chronology-of-north-koreas-missile-trade-and-developments-1992-1993/ | |||||
| 1992-05-22 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Three North Korean infiltrators crossed into South Korea disguised in ROK military uniforms and were shot dead south of the DMZ at Chorwon County, Gangwon province. Three South Korean soldiers were also wounded. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf | |||||
| 1991-07-01 | Missile Provocation | Joint Missile Test with China | Norea Korea and China reportedly tested a prototype of a medium-range ballistic missile at Yinchuan province in China. This prototype utilized multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology. Since 1988, North Korea had sent 90 military officials and weapons specialists to Yinchuan to learn nuclear testing and missile flight technology. | http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=19911207001001 | |||||
| 1991-07-01 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea launched a Hwasong-6 (Scud-C) short-range ballistic missile via a transporter erector launcher (TEL), from a Korean People’s Army (KPA) base in Gangwon province. The missle flew about 500 km northeast and landed in the sea between Korea and Japan. The exact day of the launch is unknown although several sources cite the month of July for the test. For the purposes of this database the test date was written as July 1. | http://www.nonproliferation.org/chronology-of-north-koreas-missile-trade-and-developments-1990-1991/ | |||||
| 1990-06-01 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea carried out a successful launch of a Hwasong-6 missile from its Musudan-ri (Donghae) satellite launching ground and test site. The exact day of the launch is unknown although several sources cite the month of June for the test. For the purposes of this database the test date was written as June 1. | http://www.nonproliferation.org/chronology-of-north-koreas-missile-trade-and-developments-1990-1991/ | |||||
| 1990-05-01 | Missile Provocation | Medium-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea attempted to launch a Nodong-1 missile but it reportedly exploded on the launch pad. The exact day of the launch is unknown although several sources cite the month of May for the test. For the purposes of this database the test date was written as May 1. | http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=4044 | |||||
| 1990-03-03 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A 4th North Korean inflitration tunnel was discovered in the DMZ at hills 80 miles northeast of Seoul. The tunnel was around 1.25 miles long and extended 4,000 feet into South Korea across the DMZ. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf | |||||
| 1987-11-29 | Other Provocation | Bombing of South Korean Civilian Aircraft | Two North Korean spies planted a bomb on Korean Airlines (KAL) Flight 858 on route from Baghdad to Seoul. The plane exploded over the Andaman Sea killing all 115 passengers on board. Both agents attempted to commit suicide after being arrested - only one, Kim Seung-il died. The other, Kim Hyon Hui, survived and later confessed that the bombing was directly ordered by Kim Jong-il to disrupt the 1988 Seoul Olympics. | https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000275436.pdf | |||||
| 1987-11-21 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | A North Korean guard fired on an ROK Army observation post in the central sector of the DMZ, injuring one ROK soldier. | http://imnews.imbc.com/20dbnews/history/1987/1798433_19322.html | |||||
| 1986-09-14 | Other Provocation | Airport Terror Bombing | An explosive device was detonated by North Korean agents at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. Five people were killed and 30 others were injured. | https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/5902.htm | |||||
| 1986-04-24 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Maritime) | An armed DPRK vessel crossed Northern Limit Line in the sea between Korea and Japan and opened fired when confronted by a ROK navy vessel. The DPRK vessel sunk in an exchange of fire - the North had claimed the vessel was an unarmed trawler. | http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Korean_Peninsula_Clashes.pdf | |||||
| 1985-10-20 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A North Korean spy ship was sunk by the ROK navy off the coast of Busan, South Korea. | http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1985/10/21/page/2/article/s-koreans-sink-vessel-as-spy-boat | |||||
| 1985-06-07 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea test-fired an improved model of its Hwasong-5 (Scud-B) missile. Mass production of these missiles began in 1986 (approx. 100 missiles/year). | https://goo.gl/iSLDMz; http://www.nonproliferation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/op2.pdf | |||||
| 1984-11-23 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire (Ground) | North Korean and United Nations Command (UNC) troops clashed at Panmunjom when a Soviet citizen defected to South during a tour of the DMZ. Two North Korean soldiers and one South Korean soldier were killed. One American soldier and two North Korean soldiers were wounded. | http://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/24/world/3-koreans-killed-as-soldiers-trade-shots-in-the-dmz.html | |||||
| 1984-09-24 | Other Provocation | Assault and Assassination Attempt | A North Korean agent killed 2 South Korean civilians and wounded another before committing suicide by ingesting potassium cyanide in the city of Daegu, South Korea. | http://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/30/world/north-korea-delivers-flood-aid-supplies-to-south.html | |||||
| 1984-09-01 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea conducted at least 2 additional launches of a Hwasong-5 (Scud-B) missile from its Musudan-ri (Donghae) satellite launching ground and test site. This brings the total number to 6 tests of the Hwasong-5 missile with three successes and three failures in the April and September periods. The exact day of the launch is unknown although several sources cite the month of September for the test. For the purposes of this database the test date was written as September 1. | https://fas.org/nuke/guide/dprk/nkag-report.htm | |||||
| 1984-04-01 | Missile Provocation | Short-range Ballistic Missile Launch | North Korea made its first successful test-fire of a Hwasong-5 (Scud-B) missile from its Musudan-ri (Donghae) satellite launching ground and test site. Later, additional tests are conducted with 2 known failures. On April 9th, North Korea conducts at least 3 more tests. The exact date of the launch is unknown although several sources cite the month of April for the test. For the purposes of this database the test date was written as April 1. | https://goo.gl/HXBYQY | |||||
| 1984-02-16 | Other Provocation | Assault and Assassination Attempt | Two Canadians, Charles Yanover and Alexander Gerol, testified at a Canadian court that North Korean agents hired them in 1981 for $500,000 - $600,000 to assassinate South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan. The two were originally arrested on February 24, 1982 and they pleaded guilty to accepting the contract in May 1981. The assassination was to take place during Chun’s visit to the Philippines in July 1982. They were convicted and sentenced to prison terms of 1-2 years. | http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/16/Men-admit-to-sting-of-North-Koreans/5225445755600/ | |||||
| 1983-12-03 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A North Korean spy ship was caught and sunk while trying to infiltrate Dadaepo beach, Busan. Two armed spies, Chon Chung-nam and Yi Sang-gyu, were captured at Dadaepo Beach. | http://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/05/world/around-the-world-south-koreans-sink-spy-boat-from-north.html | |||||
| 1983-10-09 | Other Provocation | The Rangoon Bombing | Assasination attempt against Republic of Korea President Chun Doo-hwan. Three North Korean agents planted bombs at the Martyrs' Mausoleum commemorating Aung San in Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) with the intent of killing President Chun during an official visit. The bombing killed 21 people and injured 46 others. | https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000408056.pdf | |||||
| 1983-09-22 | Other Provocation | Explosion at U.S. Cultural Center in Taegu | A bomb exploded at the main entrance of the U.S. cultural center in Daegu, South Korea. Officials reported that one South Korean was killed in the explosion and at least three others were injured as a result. | https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/170856874/; http://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/23/world/around-the-world-korean-dies-in-blast-at-us-culture-center.html | |||||
| 1983-08-13 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A North Korean spy boat was captured near Munsan in the sea between Korea and Japan. Three DPRK agents were killed. | https://goo.gl/hVz1GF | |||||
| 1983-08-05 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A North Korean spy boat was sunk at the sea between Korea and Japan near Gampo. Five DPRK agents attempting to make an amphibious landing were killed. | https://goo.gl/RrydgI | |||||
| 1981-08-26 | Other Provocation | NK Fires at US Reconnaissance Plane | A North Korean SA-2 missile is fired in the direction of a high-altitude U.S. reconnaissance plane (SR-71), missing by several miles. | http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/29/world/north-korea-disputes-us-over-missile-firing-incident.html; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 230. | |||||
| 1980-12-02 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korea's coast guard shoots and kills two of three North Korean infiltrators on Namhae Island off the southern coast. Fifty miles away from the site of the gunbattle, South Korean surveillance forces spots and sinks the vessel believed to have been used by the North Korean infiltrators. | https://goo.gl/0TewMw; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 222. | |||||
| 1980-11-04 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire | Three NK commandos are killed by ROK soldiers on Hwang Kan island. One ROK citizen died and five other wounded after an exchange of fire. | https://goo.gl/p4Bd48; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 221. | |||||
| 1980-06-21 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korea's navy and air force sink a North Korean spy boat near Seosan on the western coast. Nine North Korean crewmen were killed and one captured after the gunfight. | https://goo.gl/XzgYvH; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 219. | |||||
| 1980-03-23 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Three heavily armed North Korean "frogmen" (commando divers) are shot and killed by South Korean army troops in the Han River Estuary near the DMZ. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 215. | |||||
| 1979-07-21 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korean navy patrol ships sink a North Korean espionage vessel after a two-hour gun battle off the southern coast near Namhae Island. The spy boat was disguised as a South Korean fishing vessel. Six North Korean bodies were recovered while two South Korean soldiers were killed and one wounded. | https://goo.gl/cLQmnw; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 209. | |||||
| 1978-11-04 | Other Provocation | Killing of South Korean Civilians | Four South Korean civilians were shot and killed by a group of three North Korean armed infiltrators - two civilians were killed in Hongsong County (South Chungcheong Province), one in Gongju County (South Chungcheong Province), and one in Osan (Gyeonggi Province). | http://factkorea.com/main/bbs/board.php?bo_table=fact_001&wr_id=122; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 207. | |||||
| 1978-05-19 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | Eight armed North Korean crew members are captured after their v essel was sunk by South Korea's navy in waters near Geojin, Gangwon Province on the eastern coast. After being sighted by naval forces, a three and a half hour gun battle ensued which resulted in the sinking of the infiltration vessel. | https://goo.gl/6KH9tm; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 204. | |||||
| 1978-04-28 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korea's navy sinks a North Korean boat carrying agents after a 33-minute firefight in waters off of Yeosu on the southern coast. Two bodies of North Korean agents were discovered while one South Korean seaman was killed in the armed exchange. | https://goo.gl/UUaaLx; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 204. | |||||
| 1976-08-18 | Other Provocation | Panmunjom Axe Murder Incident | In a neutral area in the Joint Security Area in the DMZ, a team of U.S. and ROK soldiers trimming the branches of a poplar tree that blocked the line of sight between an observation post and a UNC checkpoint was attacked by a group of North Korean soldiers. 2 U.S. army officers were killed and 9 other South Korean and U.S. soldiers were wounded. Led to the Operation Paul Bunyan on August 21 that cut down the tree with a show of force backed by a unit of heavily armed infantry, 27 helicopters and a wing of B-52 bombers. | http://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/overview/nkOverview.do?sumryMenuId=MR114; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 195. | |||||
| 1976-06-21 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Three North Korean soldiers who crossed into South Korea are killed in separate armed encounters with ROK forces. South Korea witnessed three casualties and three soldiers injured. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 194. | |||||
| 1975-10-06 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korean air force and navy forces sink a North Korean espionage boat off of Daehuksan Island on the southwestern coast. There were no survivors from the sunken North Korean craft - number of casualties unknown. | https://goo.gl/5Mpei7; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 189. | |||||
| 1975-09-11 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | One North Korean infiltrator is killed by South Korean security forces and several escape after an exchange of gunfire in Gochang County in the western coast. Four South Korean soldiers are wounded as a result of the firefight. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 189. | |||||
| 1975-06-30 | Other Provocation | Major Henderson Incident | In Panmunjom, Major William D. Henderson is targeted by ten North Korean soldiers in an unprovoked attack. He suffers from a fractured larynx and was medically evacuated back to the U.S. | http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/07/03/page/7/article/n-korean-newsman-hit-for-u-s-officers-beating; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 187. | |||||
| 1975-02-26 | Other Provocation | Collision and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korean navy ships track and intercept two armed North Korean crafts south of the MDL in the Yellow Sea. As the North Korean crafts sped north to escape, a South Korean craft accidentally collides with one North Korean vessel, sinking it with an undetermined loss of life. | https://goo.gl/KyvGc7; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 185. | |||||
| 1974-11-20 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Discovery of NK Tunnel System | During a joint U.S.-ROK investigation of a North Korean-dug infiltration tunnel, a North Korean explosive device sets off killing one American (USN Commander Robert M. Ballinger) and one South Korean (ROKMC Major Kim Hak-chul) high-ranking military officers, while injuring six servicemen. | https://goo.gl/1SiDKu; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 178. | |||||
| 1974-08-15 | Other Provocation | Attempted Assasination of President Park Chung-hee | Another attempt at the life of President Park Chung-hee. While delivering a speech on Nationali Liberation Day, an armed North Korean agent named Mun Se-kwang fired several shots towards the President, killing his wife, Yuk Young-soo instead. Mun was eventually tried and convicted, and eventually executed. | https://goo.gl/6118cD; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 175-76. | |||||
| 1974-06-28 | Other Provocation | Sinking of South Korean Coast Guard Vessel | A South Korean coast guard vessel was on duty to protect a fishing boat in the sea between Korea and Japan near Sokcho. Three North Korean naval vessels encircled and attempted to abduct the ship. Outnumbered, the coast guard vessel was eventually sunk with all 28 crew personnel killed or missing. | http://www.archives.go.kr/next/search/listSubjectDescription.do?id=004432&pageFlag=; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 175. | |||||
| 1974-05-21 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | One North Korean infiltrator was killed and two others remain at large after a firefight between North and South forces on Chuja Island, off Jeju Island. Three South Korean security personnel and a local office were killed in the clash. | http://c.hani.co.kr/hantoma/1974537; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 174. | |||||
| 1974-02-15 | Other Provocation | Sinking of SK Fishing Boats and 30 Fishermen Detained | A North Korean naval vessel attacked two South Korean fishing boats in international waters in the West Sea near Baekryeong Island. One fishing boat was struck and sank with all 12 personnel being reported as missing. The other fishing boat was also sunk and all aboard were abducted to North Korea. The captain of the abducted boat was forced to provide a false confession that it was operating as a South Korean spy boat. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 173. | |||||
| 1973-03-07 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire at DMZ | Two South Korean soldiers are killed and one wounded by North Korean gunfire while on a work detail. | http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2013/03/07/0200000000AKR20130307192200062.HTML; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 165. | |||||
| 1971-08-16 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at DMZ | Five North Korean soldiers are killed by South Korean troops guarding the eastern sector of the DMZ in a series of firefights. Two South Korean soldiers are killed and two others wounded, as a result. | https://goo.gl/zaSe8c; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 155. | |||||
| 1971-06-01 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A combined South Korean air force and navy operation sinks a 70-ton North Korean infiltration speedboat off the western coast south of the MDL. It is believed that the speedboat was carrying around 17 North Korean agents. | http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10044&num=115278; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 153. | |||||
| 1971-05-14 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korean air force and navy forces sink a 50-ton North Korean infiltration boat on the eastern coast, equipped with radar and heavy weaponry. There were an estimated 15 North Korean agents aboard. | https://goo.gl/UJ21ka; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 152. | |||||
| 1971-01-23 | Other Provocation | Attempted Hijacking of KAL aircraft | An attempted hijacking of a Korean Air passenger plane by a North Korean agent. The hijacker (Kim Sang-tae) was shot twice by security forces before exploding a bomb while the plane was landing. In the end, the hijacker and co-pilot were killed and 22 other individuals were wounded. | https://goo.gl/K6N3tB; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 146. | |||||
| 1970-10-10 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | A North Korean agent boat, believed to be carrying ten North Korean agents, is sunk off the eastern coast by a South Korean navy patrol craft. | https://goo.gl/ClNyro; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 142. | |||||
| 1970-07-28 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korean air force fighter jets sink a 60-ton North Korean infiltration boat off the eastern coast, 95 miles northeast of Seoul. The high-speed agent boat was sunk with everyone aboard. | https://goo.gl/EQbLxY; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 141. | |||||
| 1970-06-29 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Capture of North Korean Vessel | South Korea's air force and navy forces disable and capture a six-ton North Korean infiltration boat near Yeongheung Island (close to Incheon), which was equipped with radar and rocket launchers. During the sea battle, six North Korean agents are killed while trying to swim ashore, while two South Korean policemen and one militiaman were killed. | https://goo.gl/FYffXE; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 140. | |||||
| 1970-06-05 | Other Provocation | Seizure of South Korean Broadcasting Vessel | North Korean high-speed vessels fire at and seize a South Korean navy patrol boat in the West Sea with 20 crewmen aboard. The patrol boat was assigned to protect a fishing fleet from South Korea near Yeonpyeong Island. This was the first South Korean navy ship to be seized by the North Koreans since the Korean War. | https://goo.gl/yswejK; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 139. | |||||
| 1970-04-08 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Three North Korean infiltrators are detected and killed in a firefight with South Korean army reservists and police offcials. They were detected 18 miles north of Seoul. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 138. | |||||
| 1970-04-04 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | On the Yellow Sea, South Korean navy destroyer (ROKS Geoje) intercepts and sinks a 50-ton North Korean espionage boat with everyone on board - a total of 15 individuals. | https://goo.gl/xrL34l; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 138. | |||||
| 1970-03-31 | Other Provocation | Hijacking of JAL aircraft (Boeing 727) | A JAL passenger plane (Boeing 727) en route from Tokyo to Fukuoka is hijacked by a group of youths with swords demanding to be taken to Pyongyang. After the 122 hour-long ordeal, the plane returns to Tokyo with all passengers, crew freed. | https://goo.gl/8kpF8o; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 138. | |||||
| 1969-12-11 | Other Provocation | Hijacking of South Korean Plane | A Korean Airlines (KAL) YS-11 was hijacked by a North Korean agent en route from Gangwon province to Seoul. North Korea released 39 of the kidnapped passengers on February 14, 1970 but the plane's 4 crew and 7 passengers were not returned. | http://www.rokdrop.net/2015/08/dmz-flashpoints-the-1969-hijacking-of-korean-airlines-ys-11/ The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 135. | |||||
| 1969-10-13 | Other Provocation | Sinking of NK Spy Naval Vessel | South Korean navy destroyer (ROKS Chungmu) sinks a 75-ton North Korean gunboat after a sea battle off the southwestern coast. The sunken gunboat was reported to have been carrying 20 North Korean agents. | https://goo.gl/iXM6H4 The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 133. | |||||
| 1969-06-12 | Other Provocation | Capture of NK Spy Naval Vessel | On the night of June 12th, a combined army, navy and air force South Korean unit captures a 75-ton North Korean infiltration boat near Daehuksan Island off the southwestern coast near the city of Mokpo. The bodies of seven North Korean armed agents are recovered after the gunbattle. | https://goo.gl/5LjdZl; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 131. | |||||
| 1969-06-08 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Sinking of North Korean Vessel | South Korea's coast guard sinks an armed North Korean boat attempting to land North Korean agents. A shell fired from the North Korean boat kills five civilians on shore. | https://goo.gl/fZ1ldg The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 131. | |||||
| 1969-04-15 | Other Provocation | Attack on U.S. Reconnaissance Plane | Claiming a violation of its territorial airspace, North Korea attacked an unarmed U.S. Navy EC-121 reconnaissance plane over the sea between Korea and Japan. All 31 Americans on board the plane were killed. | https://goo.gl/Kyga6B The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 130. | |||||
| 1969-03-18 | Other Provocation | Assault by NK Armed Agents | South Korean police kill eight North Korean infiltrators who have landed in Jumunjin, 30 miles south of the DMZ. The infiltrators raided a police guardpost and killed one police officer before trying to escape on a rubber raft. | https://goo.gl/Riw0Ny The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 129-130. | |||||
| 1969-03-15 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at DMZ | One U.S. soldier is killed while two Americans and one South Korean out of a 10-man work unit replacing markers on the MDL are injured when a North Korean guardpost opens fire on the unit. Seven more deaths follow when a U.S. army helicopter accidentally crashes while attempting to evacuate the wounded men, which resulted in five crewmen and three evacuees being killed. | https://goo.gl/qOZ5Pd The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 129. | |||||
| 1968-11-12 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at Uljin | South Korean soldiers and policemen track down and kill 13 armed North Korean agents during search operations in the vicinity of the city of Uljin. | https://goo.gl/Ors2qi The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 125. | |||||
| 1968-11-03 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at Uljin & Samcheok | From October 30th to November 3rd, a total of 120 North Korean armed agents infiltrate South Korean territory centered around two locations - Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province and Samcheok in Gangwon Province - along the eastern coast. By the end of the five-day long event, a total of 107 North Korean agents were killed, seven captured, and six escaped. A total of 82 South Koreans were killed, among them were 30 civilians. | http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/11/05/2009110501787.html; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 125. | |||||
| 1968-11-02 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at Uljin & Samcheok | From October 30th to November 3rd, a total of 120 North Korean armed agents infiltrate South Korean territory centered around two locations - Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province and Samcheok in Gangwon Province - along the eastern coast. By the end of the five-day long event, a total of 107 North Korean agents were killed, seven captured, and six escaped. A total of 82 South Koreans were killed, among them were 30 civilians. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf | |||||
| 1968-11-01 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at Uljin & Samcheok | From October 30th to November 3rd, a total of 120 North Korean armed agents infiltrate South Korean territory centered around two locations - Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province and Samcheok in Gangwon Province - along the eastern coast. By the end of the five-day long event, a total of 107 North Korean agents were killed, seven captured, and six escaped. A total of 82 South Koreans were killed, among them were 30 civilians. | http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/11/05/2009110501787.html | |||||
| 1968-10-31 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at Uljin & Samcheok | From October 30th to November 3rd, a total of 120 North Korean armed agents infiltrate South Korean territory centered around two locations - Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province and Samcheok in Gangwon Province - along the eastern coast. By the end of the five-day long event, a total of 107 North Korean agents were killed, seven captured, and six escaped. A total of 82 South Koreans were killed, among them were 30 civilians. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf; | |||||
| 1968-10-30 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at Uljin & Samcheok | From October 30th to November 3rd, a total of 120 North Korean armed agents infiltrate South Korean territory centered around two locations - Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province and Samcheok in Gangwon Province - along the eastern coast. By the end of the five-day long event, a total of 107 North Korean agents were killed, seven captured, and six escaped. A total of 82 South Koreans were killed, among them were 30 civilians. | https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30004.pdf; | |||||
| 1968-10-23 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at DMZ | One U.S. soldier (PFC David L. Turner) is killed and five wounded after a firefight with North Korean infiltrators. Witnesses reported that the North Korean troops carrying a body of one North Korean (wounded or dead) north of the MDL. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 125. | |||||
| 1968-09-24 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at West MDL | South Korean soldiers kill seven out of a large band of North Korean infiltrators in the western front south of the MDL. There were no casualties reported on the South Korean side. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 124. | |||||
| 1968-09-19 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at DMZ | An armed clash ensues with North Korean infiltrators south of the DMZ, in which one KATUSA soldier is killed and seven wounded. This took place just before the opening of the 278th meeting of the Military Armistice Commission in Panmunjom. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 124. | |||||
| 1968-08-29 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire | Seven North Korean infiltrators are killed by South Korean troops in the southern sector of the DMZ. The infiltrators were headed south when they were intercepted. This was the 20th firefight between North and South Korea in August, alone. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 123. | |||||
| 1968-08-24 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Arrest of Spy Ring Jeju Island | After North Korean's attempted ambush, South Korea's CIA announces the arrest of 73 suspected members of a spy organization called "Unification Revolution Party," whose aim was to foment civil insurgence in South Korea. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 123. | |||||
| 1968-08-21 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at Jeju Island | An unsuccessful attempt to rescue a top communist agent imprisoned in Jeju Island by North Korean commandos. Following a tip, South Korea's CIA intercepts the commandos after which 12 North Korean soldiers are killed and two are captured. South Korea's navy sinks the high-speed 75-ton spy boat used by the infiltrators. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 122. | |||||
| 1968-08-05 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at DMZ | A group of North Korean infiltrators kill a U.S. soldier (PFC Terrance A. Peterson) and wound four others in a UNC patrol less than one mile south of the truce site in Panmunjom. One North Korean soldier was killed in the firefight. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 122. | |||||
| 1968-04-21 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at DMZ | A North Korean force numbering between 50-75 clash with a U.S. patrol unit south of the DMZ. This incident resulted in one U.S. soldier killed and three wounded, while North Koreans saw four casualties. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 121. | |||||
| 1968-04-14 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion - Exchange of Fire at DMZ | Four UNC soldiers are killed and two are wounded as a result of a North Korean ambush south of the Joint Security Area (JSA). The ambush took place in daytime (11:00 am) when the infiltrators attacked a truck carrying soldiers. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 120. | |||||
| 1968-01-23 | Other Provocation | Seizure of USS Pueblo | U.S. Navy intelligence ship USS Pueblo was captured in international waters off the coast of North Korea in the sea between Korea and Japan. | https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000265987.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 118. | |||||
| 1968-01-21 | Other Provocation | Raid on Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae) | North Korean agents infiltrated South Korea and attempted to assassinate Republic of Korea President Park Chung-hee. Four South Koreans accidently came across the North Korean agents' base camp in the mountains near Seoul and reported their suspicious activity. 30 out of 31 North Korean commandos were killed during their mission and the last remaining infiltrator was captured. Two ROK policeman and five civilians were also killed. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201505200527270960.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 118. | |||||
| 1967-09-13 | Other Provocation | Bombing of Train Station Terror Act | A North Korean-planted explosive sets off destroying two train cars and derailing six train cars at Unjeong Station on the Gyeongui Line. No casualties were reported but resulted in damages to 40 meters of the rail tracks. | https://goo.gl/wqtVJo | |||||
| 1967-09-05 | Other Provocation | Bombing of Train Station Terror Act | A North Korean-planted explosive sets off and derails a train carrying 400 passengers in Chosung Station on the Gyeongwon Line. No casualties were reported. | https://goo.gl/Ga1aKk | |||||
| 1967-08-29 | Other Provocation | Ambush on U.S. Soldiers | Three U.S. soldiers are killed and five wounded when two U.S. army vehicles are destroyed by North Korean-planted mines. | https://goo.gl/QLGvKD; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 117. | |||||
| 1967-08-28 | Other Provocation | Ambush on U.S. Soldiers | Four UNC personnel are killed and 26 wounded in a North Korean attack on a U.S. army work unit south of the DMZ. | https://goo.gl/xpRAj3; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 117. | |||||
| 1967-08-10 | Other Provocation | Ambush on U.S. Soldiers | Three U.S. soldiers are killed and 16 wounded in a daytime North Korean ambush south of the DMZ. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 117. | |||||
| 1967-07-18 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Ten armed North Korean infiltrators were discovered by South Korean army and police combined forces in Jeongeup County near Jeonju. After the two-day gun battle, five infiltrators were killed and one South Korean was killed. | https://goo.gl/7v8TC7; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 117. | |||||
| 1967-07-14 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Three North Korean armed infiltrators were discovered in the central zone of the DMZ by a South Korean army unit. All three infiltrators were killed, while two South Korean soldiers were also killed by enemy forces. | https://goo.gl/eEbABh; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 117. | |||||
| 1967-07-05 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A South Korean army and police combined force discover and kill four North Korean armed infiltrators in Myeongju County (near Gangneung) on the eastern coast. One South Korean policemen was injured. | https://goo.gl/mUZr4v | |||||
| 1967-07-03 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | South Korean army troops discover 17 North Korean armed infiltrators on the south side of the DMZ. Ten infiltrators are killed by South Korean soldiers in three separate gun battles. | https://goo.gl/oDLWx7 | |||||
| 1967-06-29 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Four North Korean armed infiltrators were killed by South Korea combined army and police force in Sangdong County (near Gangneung) on the eastern coast, plus one South Korean civilian, in whose house the infiltrators were in hiding before being discovered. | https://goo.gl/VutQcM | |||||
| 1967-06-28 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | In two separate incidents, three North Korean armed infiltrators were killed by South Korean army forces after a two hour and 40 minute gun battle in Munsan (near the DMZ). On the same day in Jinan County (North Jeolla Province), three armed infiltrators were killed by a combined South Korean army and police force unit. | https://goo.gl/PVGNnE | |||||
| 1967-06-23 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Eight armed North Korean infiltrators are killed and one captured after a firefight with South Korean forces in a village near Samcheok (North Gyeongsang Province). | https://goo.gl/vwoq7W | |||||
| 1967-06-17 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | One North Korean armed infiltrator is killed after a gunfight with South Korean police officers in Cheongdo (North Gyeongsang Province). Four South Korean policemen are killed along with one South Korean civilian. | https://goo.gl/KqjMlw | |||||
| 1967-06-10 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | Five North Korean armed infiltrators are discovered south of the Military Demarcation Line and killed by South Korean forces. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 117. | |||||
| 1967-05-22 | Other Provocation | Attack on U.S. Military Barracks | Two U.S. soldiers are killed and 16 injured when several North Korean-planted satchels with filled explosives are set off inside a U.S. army barracks in the western sector of the DMZ. This was the first instance of North Korean sabotage since the Armistice. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 117. | |||||
| 1967-04-17 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion (Maritime) | South Korean air force jets sink a North Korean espionage vessel in the West Sea. Out of 15 men onboard, six are captured by a South Korean navy patrol ship. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 117. | |||||
| 1967-04-12 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion (Territorial) | Between 40-60 North Korean troops cross the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) and a six-hour armed engagement ensues with South Korean troops. For the first time since the Armistice, UNC forces use artillery to engage the North Koreans. | The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 116. | |||||
| 1967-01-19 | Other Provocation | Sinking of South Korean Patrol Boat | A South Korean PCE-56 patrol boat was sunk near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the sea between Korea and Japan by North Korean coastal guns. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201505200527270960.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 116. | |||||
| 1966-11-02 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire at DMZ | In two separate incidents, six U.S. and three South Korean soldiers are killed by North Korean troops south of the DMZ. | https://goo.gl/BYnx16; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 116. | |||||
| 1966-05-17 | Other Provocation | Infiltration and Incursion | A North Korean armed agent named Jeong Sang-kyu is discovered in a village near the city of Jinju. He is chased into the mountains where he is eventually located and killed by South Korean army forces. | https://goo.gl/jbyuPG; | |||||
| 1965-04-28 | Other Provocation | NK Fighter Jets Attack U.S. Reconnaissance Plane | Two North Korean jet fighters (MiG) attacked and damaged a U.S. reconnaissance plane (RB-47) over the sea between Korea and Japan. | https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19650428.2.9; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 114. | |||||
| 1964-11-14 | Other Provocation | NK Attacks U.S. Airforce Plane | U.S. airforce plane attacked near the DMZ. | http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Korean_Peninsula_Clashes.pdf | |||||
| 1963-07-29 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire at DMZ | A group of at least seven North Korean soldiers crossed the DMZ and killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded one during an attack on a jeep with a machine gun and hand grenade. U.S. and South Korean patrols tracked and killed two of the infiltrators. | https://goo.gl/8PXjzE; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 113. | |||||
| 1962-11-20 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire at DMZ | NK troops attacked a UN observation post 7 miles southeast of Panmunjom and an armed clash ensues. | http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Korean_Peninsula_Clashes.pdf; The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 113. | |||||
| 1960-07-30 | Other Provocation | Exchange of Fire and Sinking of NK Vessel | A South Korean destroyer sinks a North Korean patrol vessel off the eastern coast killing at least 14 crewmen. This was the first naval clash between the two Koreas since the signing of the Armistice in 1953. | https://goo.gl/NEgR7x The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 109. | |||||
| 1959-06-15 | Other Provocation | NK Fighter Jets Attack U.S. Navy Plane | Two North Korean jet fighters (MiG) attacked and damaged a U.S. navy patrol plane (P4M Mercator) off the eastern coast of North Korea. The pilot returned safely to base in Japan's Honshu Island. | https://goo.gl/UFh93r The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 109. | |||||
| 1958-02-16 | Other Provocation | Hijacking of South Korean Plane | North Korean agents hijacked a South Korean plane en route from Busan to Seoul. Twenty-eight kidnapped passengers taken to Pyongyang were eventually released but eight other passengers were never returned. | https://goo.gl/Xn9Wr4 The US Military Experience in Korea 1871-1982, page 108. | |||||
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