North Korea Situation Recap (2013)

Timeline:  February 12th, 2013 - April 7th, 2013

Recap:
  
February 12th: North Korean Sub-Terrain Nuclear Test
February 12th: Emergency UN Security Council Meeting

March 7th: New UN Security Council Sanctions Against North Korea
March 7th: North Korea threatens Pre-emptive Nuclear Strike Against the US

March 8th:  US/SK War Game "Foal Eagle" Begins 
March 8th: US deploys B-52 Strategic Long Range Heavy Bomber to SK as a part of "Foal Eagle" War Games

March 11th: US/SK War Games "Key Resolve" Begins
March 11th: NK Threatens US/SK With Nuclear Strike

March 12th: NK  Withdrawals From Korean Armistice

March 14th: US Military Bulks Up Missile Defense (Alaska & California) In Response to NK Threats

March 15th: NK Launches Two "Test" SRBM Into East Sea

March 26th: NK Puts KPA Rocket Forces Into Combat Ready Status

March 28th: US Deploys B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Over South Korea as a part of "Key Resolve/Foal Eagle" War Games

March 29th: NK announces it is in a State-of-War with SK
March 29th: Increased Activity Seen at NK Missile Sites

April 1st: US Deploys F-22 Raptor to SK as a part of "Key Resolve/Foal Eagle" War Games

April 3rd: NK Command Authorized Nuclear Strikes Against the US
April 3rd: US Deploys THAAD System to Guam in response to NK threats
April 3rd: PLA Masses Military Assets on border with NK
  
April 5th: Unconfirmed Reports of US Air Force E-6B "Mercury" C4ISTAR Doomsday Plane  and B-1B "Lancer" Strategic Long Range Bombers Deployed to Guam

April 7th: Possible Preparation by NK to Launch Another Test Missile


 *KPA Rocket/Missile Capabilities:

SRARS:
 FROG-7

ASM:
 KN-1

SRBM:
KN-2 Toksa

MRBM:
Rodong-1
Rodong-2
Taepodong-1

ICBM:
Taepodong-2

IRBM:
 BM25 Musudan

*(All the above systems are Chemical, Radiological, Biological and Nuclear capable)


**US Military Assets Deployed in Response:

 B-52 Stratofortress (Nuclear Payload Capable)
B-2 Spirit (Nuclear Payload Capable)
B-1B Lancer (Nuclear Payload Capable)
F-22 Raptor (Nuclear Payload Capable)
THAAD (Missile Defense System)
GMD (Missile Defnese System)
JLENS (Missile Early Warning System)

**(Assets and Personnel Deployed Outside of Normal US Military Operations, Specifically In Response to recent NK threats)