Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ọnwa Febụwarị afọ 2017, na-esote ebubo na gọọmentị na-akwado ogbugbu nke Kim Jong-nam (Onye Ndú Kasị Elu Kim Jong-un's nwanne nwoke) na-eji ọgwụ akwara VX (machibidoro n'okpuru International Chemical Weapons Convention, nkwekọrịta nke gọọmentị North Korea abịabeghị), a na-etinye nrụgide na nchịkwa Trump iji kagbuo Bush iwepụ nke iwu. N'ọnwa Eprel afọ 2017, ndị omeiwu mba Amerịka kwadoro ụgwọ iji weghachite Nọt Koria dịka steeti na-akwado iyi ọha egwu.
2017 Shayrat missile strike na Syria, nke North Korea katọrọ nke ọma. N'August nke afọ ahụ, mba ahụ gbara otu rọketi nke gafere Hokkaido, Japan, na-akwalite nkatọ siri ike site n'aka steeti ndị ọzọ. N'ọnwa Septemba, nne na nna Otto Warmbier, onye nwụrụ mgbe a tụrụ ya mkpọrọ na mba ahụ, kwupụtara na ha chọrọ ka a kpọghachite North Korea maka igbu ọchụ ya.