The three generations of the Kim family have run North Korea with an absolute rule that tolerates no dissent. 1993: North Korea announces its withdrawal from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, touching off an international nuclear crisis. The Son: Kim Jong Il (1994-2011)October 1994: North Korea and the United States sign a landmark nuclear disarmament deal in Geneva. North Korea pledges to freeze and eventually dismantle its nuclear weapons programme in exchange for international aid to build two power-producing nuclear reactors. October 2006: North Korea conducts its first underground nuclear test blast, citing “extreme threat of a nuclear war” from the United States.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2017 02:37 UTC