Events Leading Up To N. Korea Nuclear Test October 25, 2006 | Issue 42•43
Two weeks ago, North Korea detonated a nuclear bomb. Here is the series of developments that led up to this test:
1986: Kim Jong-Il tells thugs in a local bar he'll "show them all" 1993: North Korea realizes they have all the components needed to build nuclear bombs just lying around 1996: Kim Jong-Il decides individual murders take too long 1998: Military begins digging really big holes 2002: Fact that Bush includes North Korea in "Axis Of Evil" encourages them to act accordingly 2003: Nation starts ducking all of CIA's phone calls 2005: Prior to U.N. weapons inspections, Kim Jong-Il orders all bombs to be hidden behind his various portraits throughout country 2006: Government conducts experiments to determine how long an entire nation can go without
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