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In reply to the discussion: North Korea 'fires missile from submarine' [View all]tonyt53
(5,737 posts)27. Actually, they had none and their nuclear program was mothballed. But that changed.
Bill Clinton, working with the UN, got NK to stop production of any more nuclear materials and shut down the program. They had no bomb and were a few years away from having one. In the summer of 2001, Bush reneged on the part of the agreement that allowed NK to import much more food from the US. Within a year, NK had restarted their nuclear program. In about 3-4 more years, they detonated their first nuclear bomb.
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Also see: N. Korea threatens pre-emptive nuke strike over Seoul's military drill
Purveyor
Aug 2016
#2
Yeah that's some scary stuff. I actually think he's more dangerous than his father.
NWCorona
Aug 2016
#5
The Shrub would have too, and was about to do so in '06 hoping to stave off a mid-term 'thumping'.
forest444
Aug 2016
#16
Actually, they had none and their nuclear program was mothballed. But that changed.
tonyt53
Aug 2016
#27
That's a beautiful coastline NK has there, would make a wonderful resort location. To bad their coun
Sunlei
Aug 2016
#32
North Korea's Kim declares sub-launched missile 'greatest success': KCNA
MowCowWhoHow III
Aug 2016
#37