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Major events since January last year NORTH KOREA’S MISSILE AND NUCLEAR TESTS KIM’S MILITARY Jan 6, 2016 Fourth nuclear test Sept 9, 2016 Fifth nuclear test Nuclear Jan Feb Feb Apr Aug Sept Oct Mar Apr May 6 7 15 23 3 24 15 12 6 5 16 29 14 29 21 59 Successful missiles Unsuccessful missiles 2016 2017 July 4 28 NEW UN SANCTIONS FOR NORTH KOREA The Security Council adopted a US-drafted resolution on Sunday that significantly strengthened sanctions on North Korea EXPORTS BAN Coal Main sanctions No new joint ventures with North Korea, investment in current joint companies Iron, iron ore Seafood Lead, lead ore Estimated losses by North Korea in revenues per year $US401m $US250m $US300m $US110m Ban countries from allowing in new workers from North Korea BAN ON INVESTMENT, WORKERS Has been reported to conduct business in Africa and Southeast Asia, including • Chad • DR Congo • E. Guinea • Malaysia • Mozambique • Algeria • Angola • Botswana • Benin • Cambodia • Madagascar • Namibia • Syria • Togo • Zimbabwe Port of Busan SEOUL PYONGYANG Military demarcation line The Kim regime has an estimated 1000 missiles of varying range, including up to 20 nuclear bombs The North is believed to have an arsenal of chemical weapons and is believed to possess some biological weapons capabilities North Korea ranks fourth among the world’s largest militaries with more than 1.1m personnel in the armed forces – nearly 5 per cent of its total population CHINA NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA Missile launch sites Nuclear research sites Nuclear test site THAAD missile defence system US military bases The Northern limit line 1300 aircraft 2500 armoured vehicles 300 helicopters combatant vessels 430 250 amphibious vessels 70 submarines 4300 tanks 5500 multiple-rocket launchers Unidentified missile and mobile launcher, military parade, Pyongyang ($506m) The launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea on July 28 Sources: AFP, Council on Foreign Relations, AP

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Page 1: NORTH KOREA’S MISSILE AND NUCLEAR TESTS KIM’S MILITARY ... · PDF fileNORTH KOREA’S MISSILE AND NUCLEAR TESTS KIM’S MILITARY Jan 6, ... The Security Council adopted a US-drafted

Major events since January last yearNORTH KOREA’S MISSILE AND NUCLEAR TESTS KIM’S MILITARY

Jan 6, 2016Fourth nuclear test

Sept 9, 2016Fifth nuclear test

Nuclear

Jan FebFeb Apr Aug Sept Oct Mar Apr May6 7 15 23 3 24 15 12 6 5 16 29 14 29215 9

Successful missilesUnsuccessful missiles

2016 2017July4 28

NEW UN SANCTIONS FOR NORTH KOREAThe Security Council adopted a US-drafted resolution on Sundaythat significantly strengthened sanctions on North Korea

EXPORTS BAN

Coal

Main sanctions

No new joint ventures with North Korea,investment in current joint companies

Iron, iron ore Seafood Lead, lead ore

Estimated losses by North Korea in revenues per year

$US401m $US250m $US300m $US110m

Ban countries from allowing in new workers from North Korea

BAN ON INVESTMENT, WORKERSHas been reported to conduct business in Africa and Southeast Asia, including

• Chad • DR Congo • E. Guinea• Malaysia• Mozambique

• Algeria• Angola• Botswana• Benin• Cambodia

• Madagascar • Namibia• Syria• Togo • Zimbabwe

Port of Busan

SEOUL

PYONGYANG

Militarydemarcationline

The Kim regime has an estimated 1000 missiles of varying range, including up to 20 nuclear bombs

The North is believed to have an arsenal of chemical weapons and is believed to possess some biological weapons capabilities

North Korea ranks fourth among the world’s largest militaries with more than 1.1m personnel in the armed forces – nearly 5 per cent of its total population

CHINANORTHKOREA

SOUTHKOREA

Missile launchsitesNuclearresearch sitesNuclear test siteTHAAD missiledefence systemUS militarybases

The Northernlimit line

1300aircraft

2500armouredvehicles

300helicopters combatant

vessels

430 250amphibious

vessels

70submarines

4300tanks

5500multiple-rocketlaunchers

Unidentified missile and mobilelauncher, military parade, Pyongyang

($506m)

The launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea on July 28

Sources: AFP, Council on Foreign Relations, AP