As of October 9, 2006:
Current status of Iran's nuclear agenda: Green light.
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In other developments: Welcome to the world of 'power plays', North
Korea!
Timeline:
October 1994: U.S. and North Korea sign pact intended to freeze North
Korea's nuclear program in exchange for fuel and help building
light-water nuclear reactors for power.
October 2002: North Korea acknowledges existence of a nuclear program
in violation of the 1994 pact.
December 2002: North Korea orders inspectors from the IAEA to leave
North Korea and restarts its main reactor at Yongbyon.
January 2003: North Korea says it's withdrawing from the global
nuclear arms control treaty.
May 2005: North Korea reports it has removed fuel rods from its main
nuclear reactor, a key step toward preparing to harvest plutonium for
bombs.
July 2006: North Korea conducts missile tests.
October 9, 2006: North Korea reports underground nuclear test. It is
a success.
October 9, 2006: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: "Hey, wait
for me!!!" :-)
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January 2007: Time Magazine gives North Korean President Kim Jong Il
its Man Of The Year award. :-)
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