- Story Ideas - Send Corrections Developments in North Korea's
nuclear and ballistic missile programs: Aug. 31, 1998: North
Korea fires suspected missile over Japan and into Pacific Ocean,
calling it satellite. Sept. 13, 1999: North Korea pledges to
freeze long-range missile tests. March 10, 2003: North Korea
fires land-to-ship missile off east coast into waters between
Korean Peninsula and Japan. October 2003: North Korea fires two
land-to-ship missiles. May 2005: North Korea fires short-range
missile into waters between Korean Peninsula and Japan. March 8,
2006: North Korea fires two short-range missiles. July 5, 2006:
North Korea launches seven missiles into waters between Korean
Peninsula and Japan, including long-range Taepodong-2. July 15,
2006: U.N. Security Council adopts Resolution 1695 demanding
North Korea halt missile program. Oct. 9, 2006: North Korea
conducts underground nuclear test blast after citing "extreme
threat of a nuclear war" from U.S. Oct. 15, 2006: U.N. Security
Council adopts Resolu