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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