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The founder of North Korea dies and his son Kim Jong-il becomes the new leader.
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North Korea made a pact with the United States in which the U.S. pledged to make them two light-water reactors and supply with fuel if North Korea would end their platonium enrichment program.
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North Korea shoots a very large missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean. This firing shows the world that North Korea has immensely increased the range of its missiles. It was North Korea's way of showing that they had power. It caused a roadblock in foreign relations with the U.S. and many other countries because North Korea posed more of a threat now.
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President George W. Bush stopped all foreign relations with North Korea when he said his state of the union address that North Korea, Iran, and Iraq were all apart of the "Axis of Evil".
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North Korea had signed the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) in 1985. However, North Korea withdrew in early 2003 because it started to organize an illegal enriched uranium weapons program. This is a huge set back.
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North Korea made a pact to abandon it's quest for nuclear advancements. They then said they rejoin the NPT and allow IAEA moniters and inspectors to come in to prove that they were ending their nuclear programs.
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North Korea tested their first nuclear bomb.
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North Korea detained two U.S. journalists at their border with China in March of 2009. This causes a set back with the United States.
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North Korea tests their second, and last, nuclear bomb.
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Kim Jong-il died on December 17, 2011. He was seceeded by his youngest son, Kim Jung-un.
