World & Nation
A timeline of North Korea’s nuclear weapons development: * December 2001: President Bush warns Iraq and North Korea they would be “held accountable” if they develop weapons of mass destruction. * Jan. 29, 2002: Bush labels North Korea, Iran and Iraq an “axis of evil” in his State of the Union address. * Oct. 16: U.S. officials say North Korea admits having a secret uranium enrichment program, key to development of nuclear weapons. * Nov. 11: The U.S. and its key Asian allies -- Japan and South Korea -- decide to halt oil supplies to North Korea promised under a 1994 deal. * Dec. 12: North Korea announces it is reactivating nuclear facilities at Yongbyon that were frozen under the 1994 deal with the United States. * Jan. 10, 2003: North Korea says it will withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. * Feb. 6: North Korea says it has reactivated its nuclear facilities. * April 23: U.S. and North Korean envoys begin talks in Beijing to try to resolve standoff. * April 24: North Korea tells U.S officials privately that it has nuclear weapons and may test, export or use them depending on U.S. actions, according a senior American official.
March 20, 2019
South Korea says it will resume front-line aerial surveillance of North Korea after Pyongyang claimed to have launched a military spy satellite.
Nov. 22, 2023
A number of North Korea experts on Thursday echoed U.S. intelligence officials’ assessment that the reclusive regime was somehow connected with the computer hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment, leading to a massive leak of sensitive data and threats that prompted the studio to cancel release of the North Korea-themed comedy “The Interview.”
Dec. 18, 2014
South Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit.
Dec. 1, 2023
BEIJING -- North Korea’s latest missile launch comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war.
May 18, 2013
North Korea says it will reinstall guard posts and resume military exercises at front-line areas as its rhetoric turns more bellicose.
June 17, 2020
South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile and hundreds of artillery shells toward its eastern waters.
Oct. 14, 2022
North Korea launched three ballistic missiles off its east coast early Tuesday in what could be a show of force intended to register displeasure with plans to deploy a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea.
July 18, 2016
South Korea has expressed concerns over North Korea’s unveiling of a suspected new long-range missile during a military parade.
Oct. 11, 2020
North and South Korea reached an agreement early Tuesday intended to defuse a bout of cross-border tension that involved loudspeakers, land mines and artillery fire and that put their militaries on high alert.
Aug. 23, 2015