TENSION ESCALATING BETWEEN US AND NORTH KOREA

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said "only one thing will work" in regards to North Korea. This clearly shows the state of tension that have built up between the two countries in recent time. Let's have a look at the timeline between two countries since President Trump took over :

FEBRUARY 11, 2017
North Korea fired a ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan. It was the first such fire since US President Trump took over. It was not the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) but a medium or intermediate range of missile. The Trump administration was expecting this provocation.

MARCH 6, 2017
North Korea launched four Missiles in the sea of Japan, the fifth Missile failed to launch. After flying about 1000km, three of them fell into Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Days later the US, Japan and South Korea sent high tech missile defense ships in the place where missile has landed. To that North Korea reacted by testing rocket engine and missile later in the month.

APRIL 6, 2017
Trump launches an attack on Syria with 59 Tomahawk Missile in a show of strength to North Korea. He ordered missile strike on Syria during his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi.

APRIL 13, 2017
The US dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan to target ISIS. The Bomb which was dropped was GBU-43, Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) which became famous by the name 'Mother Of All Bomb (MOAB)'. This was planned by US to continue their show of military strength.
Later during the annual parade in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, demonstrated the Country's military strength, it's new missile and weapons.

APRIL 20, 2017
The members of UN Security Council demanded that North Korea should immediately stop Country's missile launch and should comply fully with the resolution of the Security Council.

MAY 14, 2017
North Korea again launched a missile attack and this time it fell more close to Russia than Japan. It was the first strike since South Korea President Moon took over the office.

JUNE 2, 2017
The UN decides to take action against North Korea for its continuous missile strikes by introducing additional sanctions that would target the nuclear and missile programs of North Korea. But it hardly had any effect on North Korea, it again fired four anti ship missiles into the sea few days later.

JULY 4, 2017
When the entire US was celebrating July 4, North Korea successfully test fired its first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that could reach anywhere in the world. After successful ICBM test, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said it was a "gift" to "American Bastards" on their Independence Day.

JULY 28, 2017
North Korea again tested an ICBM that appeared capable of hitting the west coast of US. In 24 days, it was the second time North Korea tested the ICBM. It was more advanced than the one tested on 4th July.

AUGUST 28, 2017
North Korea again launched a missile over Japan. The missile flew over the northern Japanese Island of Hokkaido. It was the most serious and grave threat to Japan as it passed over their airspace. President Trump said that he would unleash "fire and fury" if it continue to threaten US.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
North Korea tested it's most powerful missile escalating tension between the two countries. A 6.3 magnitude registered at testing site indicating that Pyongyang detonated a hydrogen bomb with a 100 kiloton yield. It would make the device seven times stronger than the bomb dropped by America in Hiroshima in 1945.

There were numerous events, apart from the above mentioned, which has heightened the tension between US and North Korea. The tension has escalated higher ever since September 3 hydrogen bomb test. Both the country is trying to show their military might which is leading to increasing tension between the two.