North Korea’s repeated nuclear and missile tests have invited international sanctions, including those by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Since 2006, the UNSC passed six resolutions against it, leaving North Korea and the international community bogged down in a drawn-out confrontation. In defiance, North Korea continues to develop its nuclear and missile programs, and the international community keeps punishing the North. So far, sanctions, ranging from military embargos to economic punishments, fail to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear program. The program remains one of most contentious security issues in Northeast Asia.

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