North Korea and weapons of mass destruction

Events North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and it is widely believed to have a substantial arsenal of chemical weapons (deliverable by artillery). ... Image File history File links Nuclear_north_korea. ... North Korean missile tests: 1993 1998 2006 2006 nuclear test Weapons There have been a number of North Korean missile tests. ... The 2006 North Korean nuclear test was the detonation of a nuclear device conducted on October 9, 2006 by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. ... Taepodong-1 Taepodong-2 See also The Taepodong-1 being launched Taepodong-1 is a three-stage intermediate-range ballistic missile developed in North Korea and currently in service there. ... The Taepodong-2 (TD-2, also spelled as Taepo-dong 2[1]), (Korean: 대포동 2호) is a designation used to indicate a North Korean three-stage ballistic missile design that is the successor to the Taepodong-1. ... Ryanggang explosion Yongbyon Korean People's Army

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A North Korean missile test occurred on May 29 and 30 of 1993. North Korea fired the Nodong-1 missile into the Sea of Japan. It was launched from a base near Wonsan, North Korea. This caused anxiety throughout Japan. This testing demonstrated that parts of western Japan were within the 1,000km (600-mile) range of the missile. The North Koreans were testing the missile so they could export it to Iran in return for oil^[1]. Japanese and United States officials waited a few days before disclosing the launch of the missile. Afterwards, North Korea reaffirmed its commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. On September 9, 2004, there was an event suspected to be a large explosion in North Koreas second northernmost province of Ryanggang. ... North Korea has several nuclear facilities with the potential to produce nuclear fuel for weapons. ... The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea, is technically still at war with the Republic of Korea and according to western estimates now has the fifth-largest military in the world albeit because it has the largest percentage of citizens in the world who... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Nodong-1, sometimes Rodong-1, is a single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. ... The Sea of Japan (East Sea) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. ... Wonsan (1993 pop. ... Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Opened for signature July 1, 1968 in New York Entered into force March 5, 1970 Conditions for entry into force Ratification by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and 40 other signatory states. ...

The target was a buoy floating in the Sea of Japan. A sea lion on navigational buoy #14 in San Diego Harbor Green can #11 near the mouth of the Saugatuck river. ...

See also

• North Korean nuclear programme

North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and it is widely believed to have a substantial arsenal of chemical weapons (deliverable by artillery). ...

References

1. ^ "Missile is Tested by North Koreans" by David E. Sanger, New York Times, June 12, 1993