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The Agreed Framework was an agreement between North Korea and the United States. North Korea would stop and dismantle its nuclear weapons program. In return, the U.S. would give international aid to build two power producing nuclear reactors.
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President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young Sam hold a meeting in which a proposal to work toward a permanent peace agreement for the Korean Peninsula.
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The official Korean Central News Agency reports that Pyongyang will only end its missile technology exports if it is suitably compensated for financial losses.
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The U.S. signs a $4.6 billion contract to build the two nuclear reactors in North Korea.
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North Korea threatens to restart the nuclear weapons program if the U.S. does not compensate for the loss of electricity caused by delays in building nuclear power plants.
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The U.S. labels North Korea as an "axis of evil" because of their advancements in nuclear weapon technology.
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U.S. officials say they have uncovered evidence of a nuclear weapons program in North Korea.
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North Korea removes monitering ceals and cameras from its nuclear facilities.
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North Korea says it will withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld signs an order that will prepare to deploy 24 bombers to the Pacific Region.
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North Korea says it may now need nuclear weapons to combat what it describes as a hostile threat from Washington.
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Pyongyang demands that Washington sign a non-aggression pact with North Korea.
