N'ọnwa Febụwarị afọ 2017, mgbe ebubo na gọọmentị gburu Kim Jong-nam (nwanne nwoke nke onye ndu kachasị elu Kim Jong-un) site na iji ọgwụ VX (nke amachibidoro n'okpuru Nkwekọrịta Chemical Weapons International, nkwekọrịta nke gọọmentị North Korea abịabeghị), a na-etinye nrụgide na nchịkwa Trump iji kagbuo Bush iwepụ mmachi. N'ọnwa Eprel afọ 2017, ndị ụlọomeiwu mba Amerịka kwadoro ụgwọ iji weghachite Nọt Koria dịka steeti na-akwado iyi ọha egwu mgbe mwakpo rọketi Shayrat nke afọ 2017 gasịrị.
na Syria, nke North Korea katọrọ n'ụzọ siri ike. 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.