We know Obama was fine with it.
April 5, 2009 Failed orbit of the
Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite aboard an
Unha-2 carrier rocket
July 4, 2009
2009 North Korean missile test
April 13, 2012 Failed launch of the
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 satellite aboard an
Unha-3 carrier rocket
December 12, 2012 Successful launch of the
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 satellite aboard a three-stage rocket
[9]
May 18–20, 2013
2013 North Korean missile tests (part of
2013 Korean crisis)
March 2014
2014 North Korean missile tests including
Nodong, success
[13]
May 9, 2015 North Korea claims to launch a missile from a submarine
[14][9]
February 7, 2016 Successful launch of the
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 satellite
April 9, 2016 Test of engine designed for an
intercontinental ballistic missile [15]
August 24, 2016 North Korea claims to launch a
Pukkuksong-1[16] missile capable of striking the
United States.
[17] The missile is a
Submarine-launched ballistic missile.
[17]
October 15, 2016 Failed North Korean ballistic missile launch –
[18]
October 19, 2016 Failed launch of an intermediate-range missile
[19]