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After the UN security council decision to impose sanctions on North Korea, North Korea announced its intent to target the United States in its nuclear programs, calling the U.S. the "Sworn enemy of the Korean People"
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North Korea conducted its third nuclear weapons test, The blast was recorded to be between 7.7 - 7.8 Kilotons, in comparison the bomb dropped by the Enola Gay was 16 Kilotons
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North Korea informed China that it would conduct 1 to 2 further nuclear tests in 2013, which was answered with much criticism.
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North Korea announced it was ending the North - South NAP, it also announced the closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, The closure was unexpected because it is seen as the last symbol of cooperation among the two Korea's, and is a source of much needed revenue for the North.
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US and South Korean annual military drills begin, which resulted in much criticsm and rhetoric from North korea
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North Korea confirmed it ended the 1953 Armistice and declared North Korea "is not restrained by the North-South declaration on non-aggression."
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Us defense secratary Chuck Hagel announced the US will place 1 more GBI missile interceptors in the pacific
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced that Fort Greely in Alaska might have to be reopened to protect the United States from potential threats from Iran and North Korea
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South Korean computers came under attack, and it was later confirmed that North Korea was behind the attacks
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The U.S. again dispatched B-52 bombers from Guam to overfly South Korean territory as part of the ongoing Foal Eagle exercise.
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Confirmation of the severing of the North Korea - South Korea military hotline
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Two U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor stealth fighters were deployed to Osan Air Base, the main U.S. Air Force base in South Korea, from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan.
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North Korea closed entry to the Kaesong Industrial Region to South Koreans. The South Koreans already there were allowed to leave (most stayed voluntarily to continue working).
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North Korea moved what is believed to be a BM25 Musudan mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) to its east coast, possibly in preparation for a drill or test-firing.
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North Korea warns embassies to evacuate, although all countries said they were not worried, and had no plans to evacuate.
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North Korea withdraws all workers from the Kaesong Industrial Complex
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North Korea erejects South Korean attempts at peace talks
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For the first time north korea announced what it expected to happen before peace talks could be made
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North Korea demands recognition as a nuclear state before talks begin
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North Korea warns it may use kamikaze nuclear attacks
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US - South Korean Foal Eagle military exercises end, which was a ppoint of much tension in the region
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