His son, Kim Jong Il, assumes power and is known as the "Dear Leader.". BreakthroughIn September, U.S. State Department announces North Korea will catalog and dismantle its entire nuclear program by the end of the year. “We’re very proud of what took place today,” Trump said, after both men signed the statement. Media reports noted that the language about disarmament in the statement was similar to agreements in 1994 and 2005 that eventually faltered. Speculation follows that North Korea will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. The explosion yielded less than a kiloton, per the Nuclear Threat Initiative. But as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pressed for access to the North’s nuclear waste sites, the country warned that it would withdraw from the NPT. Kim Jong Un warned President Trump that he would “pay dearly” for his threat to destroy North Korea in a televised statement in Pyongyang on September 22, 2017. More diplomatic breakthroughs, including discussion of ending the Korean War, follow in October. 2017: 10 May: Moon Jae-In swore into office immediately after official votes were counted on 10 May, replacing Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn. ClashUnited States stops oil shipments to DPRK in a dispute over the country's secretive nuclear weapons program. Shot DownAn American reconnaissance plane is shot down by North Korea. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. This post was originally published on Oct. 4, 2017. 1950: August. "North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Executed His 'Worse Than a Dog' Uncle". The following explains the methodology used by Columbia Journalism Investigations to produce the article and interactive graphic "2020 Election Could Hinge on Whose Votes Don’t Count," companion stories to FRONTLINE's forthcoming documentary "Whose Vote Counts." You are fully responsible for your comments. 2017: 10 March: The court upheld the impeachment in a unanimous 8–0 decision, removing Park from the office. 2016: 9 December: The impeachment vote of President Park Geun-hye took place, whilst 234 members in the 300-member National Assembly voting in favor of the impeachment and temporary suspension of her presidential powers and duties. A statement from a North Korean official after the summit said the North wanted only “partial” relief from sanctions in exchange for dismantling “all the nuclear material production facilities” at the country’s main nuclear site at Yongbyon. Take a look at the US-North Korean relationship from 1950 to the present. Chinese Forces enter the war, 1961: 16 May. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation. The peninsula is divided by a demilitarized zone (DMZ) along the 38th parallel. In December 2012, North Korea tried again, this time successfully launching the Unha-3 rocket and putting an object into orbit for the first time in its history. Keith Porter is an international affair journalist with 25 years of experience reporting from 20 countries. It launched seven ballistic missiles, including the long-range Taepo Dong-2, which if perfected, would have the ability to hit Alaska. 1992: 11 August: South Korea's first satellite. USS PuebloThe DPRK captures the USS Pueblo, an American intelligence gathering ship. Under the framework, North Korea agreed to freeze and eventually dismantle its nuclear facilities, in exchange for a move toward normalizing relations with the United States. An unsuccessful attempt of North Korean commandos to assassinate president, 1968: 5 December. Vice President Mike Pence weighed in on May 21, saying in a televised interview: “This will only end like the Libyan model ended if Kim Jong Un doesn’t make a deal.” North Korea responded a few days later with a furious statement from Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, calling Pence’s remarks “unbridled and impudent.” She once again cast doubt on North Korea’s participation in the summit if the U.S. “clings to unlawful and outrageous acts.”, On May 24, President Trump cancelled the summit, citing the “tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement.” But he seemed to leave the door open to future dialogue, thanking North Korea for releasing American hostages and writing, “If you change your mind having to do with this important summit, please do not hesitate to call me or write.”.

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