1998 May India begins nuclear testing – May Pakistan begins nuclear testing in response to India – 2000 March Russia and Netherlands sign agreement to dismantle old Russian – nuclear warheads and nuclear submarines April Russian Federation ratifies START II – 2001 December US withdraws from 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty – 2002 October Korea announces they developed a secret nuclear weapons –North program in violation of 1994 agreement 2003 January North Korea withdraws from Nuclear Proliferation Treaty – February North Korea reactivates nuclear facilities and continue nuclear – development February Iran acknowledges they have uranium ore reserves and that nuclear – program developed purely for civilian use May North Korea backs out of 1992 pact with South Korea, the last legal – obligation blocking nuclear ambitions May Russia ratifies Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty – August UN inspectors find weapons-grade uranium in nuclear facility – Iran’s 2004 November Iran pledges to stop all activities related to reprocessing and – enrichment of uranium 2005 January India and Pakistan agree that if the countries go to war, they will not – strike each nuclear facilities other’s January– International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) finds evidence of nuclear experiments in Egypt that could be used to develop weapons January North Korea announces it is a nuclear weapons state – April UN committee approves Nuclear Terrorism Treaty – April UN on the Suppression of Acts of – adopts “International Convention Nuclear Terrorism May Iran announces they will restart program to enrich uranium against their – 2004 suspension June IAEA verifies freeze of uranium enrichment in Iran – July Iran resumes Nuclear activities – September North Korea agrees to give up all nuclear weapons and stop – development and sign Non-Proliferation Treaty 2006 October North Korea tests nuclear weapon – November China and Pakistan agree to trade deal that continues joint – development of nuclear technology
1998 May – India begins nuclear testing May – Pakistan begins nuclear testing in response to India 2000 March – Russia and Netherlands sign agreement to dismantle old Russian nuclear warheads and nuclear submarines April – Russian Federation ratifies START II 2001 December – US withdraws from 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 2002 October –North Korea announces they developed a secret nuclear weapons program in violation of 1994 agreement 2003 January – North Korea withdraws from Nuclear Proliferation Treaty February – North Korea reactivates nuclear facilities and continue nuclear development February – Iran acknowledges they have uranium ore reserves and that nuclear program developed purely for civilian use May – North Korea backs out of 1992 pact with South Korea, the last legal obligation blocking nuclear ambitions May – Russia ratifies Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty August – UN inspectors find weapons-grade uranium in Iran’s nuclear facility 2004 November – Iran pledges to stop all activities related to reprocessing and enrichment of uranium 2005 January – India and Pakistan agree that if the countries go to war, they will not strike each other’s nuclear facilities January– International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) finds evidence of nuclear experiments in Egypt that could be used to develop weapons January – North Korea announces it is a nuclear weapons state April – UN committee approves Nuclear Terrorism Treaty April – UN adopts “International Convention on the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism May – Iran announces they will restart program to enrich uranium against their 2004 suspension June – IAEA verifies freeze of uranium enrichment in Iran July – Iran resumes Nuclear activities September – North Korea agrees to give up all nuclear weapons and stop development and sign Non-Proliferation Treaty 2006 October – North Korea tests nuclear weapon November – China and Pakistan agree to trade deal that continues joint development of nuclear technology
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