This annotated chronology is based on the data sources that follow each entry. Public sources often provide conflicting information on classified military programs. In some cases we are unable to resolve these discrepancies, in others we have deliberately refrained from doing so to highlight the potential influence of false or misleading information as it appeared over time. In many cases, we are unable to independently verify claims. Hence in reviewing this chronology, readers should take into account the credibility of the sources employed here.

Inclusion in this chronology does not necessarily indicate that a particular development is of direct or indirect proliferation significance. Some entries provide international or domestic context for technological development and national policymaking. Moreover, some entries may refer to developments with positive consequences for nonproliferation.

6 January 1992
During the US-South Korea Summit in Seoul, US President George Bush and South Korean President Roh Tae Woo announce that they will cancel the Team Spirit joint military exercises if North Korea "fulfills its obligation" to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and South Korea for inspections of its nuclear facilities.
—David E. Sanger, "In Nuclear Deal, Seoul Halts War Game with U.S.," New York Times, 7 January 1992, p. A8; "'Nambukhaekhaegyŏl' Kongdongnoryŏk/Sach'alsurakttaen 'Team' Hunryŏn Ch'uiso," Chosun Ilbo, 7 January 1992, p.1, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>; "Bush May Cancel U.S.-S. Korean Military Exercises," Japan Economic Newswire, 6 January 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

7 January 1992
The Ministry of Energy and Resources announces that it will establish a foundation in the end of February, which manages nuclear energy-related public information as a third party. [Note: In 1993, the Ministry of Energy and Resources and the Ministry of Commerce were merged and became the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In 1998, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Trade and Industry changed its name to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.]
—"Wŏngjaryŏk Chinhŭngjaedan Naedal Sŏllip/Hongbo, Yŏronjosa Chŏndam," Kukmin Ilbo, 7 January 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>; South Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, "Yŏnhyŏk," <http://www.mocie.go.kr>.

14 January 1992
North and South Korean officials exchange each side's documents related to the Joint Declaration of Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. The documents require the signature of both nation's prime ministers. Both sides will exchange the documents once again on the 21st after receiving the prime ministers' signatures. The Joint Declaration is to enter into force on 19 February 1992.
—"Nambuk 'Piheakhwasŏnŏn' Munkŏngyohwan/Chŏl'ch'a'balba Taŭmtal 19 Il Palhyo," Hankyoreh Shinmun, 15 January 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>.

16 January 1992
The Ulchin-1 nuclear power reactor is temporarily shut down due to a breakdown of the control rods.
—"Ulchin Wŏnjŏn 1 Hogi Ilshi Kadongjungdan/Chŏnapddŏlŏjŏ Kŏm'p'u't'ŏ'gojang Chŭngshisodong," Kyunhyang Shinmun, 17 January 1992, p. 21, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>; "Ulchin Wŏnjŏn 1 Hogi Ŏje Ddo Ilshijŏngji/Chŭngkwŏnjŏnsanmang Hollan," Segye Ilbo, 17 January 1992, p. 19, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>.

23 January 1992
The Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. enters into a licensing agreement with the US company, Pacific Nuclear Systems to allow for the manufacturing and selling of Pacific Nuclear System's spent fuel storage in South Korea.
—"South Korea/US: Pacific Nuclear, Hyundai Sign Licensing Agreement," Nucleonics Week, 23 January 1992, p. 18, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

28 January 1992
The South Korean government announces that it is promoting a joint North-South construction of two 1MW(e) nuclear power reactors in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) for nuclear power uses in both nations.
—"DMZ E Wŏnjŏn Hapchakkŏnsŏl Ch'ujin/100 Man kW Kŭp 2 Ki," Hankuk Ilbo, 29 January 1992, p. 12, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>.

30 January 1992
North Korea signs the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards agreement. North Korea's Deputy Minister for Atomic Energy Industry Hong Gŭn P'yo says that North Korea will abide by the agreement fully. [Note: North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly does not ratify the agreement until 9 April 1992. The IAEA inspections process comprises four distinct phases. The first requires North Korea to submit an official report of its existing nuclear facilities. During the second phase, the IAEA will conduct a series of ad hoc inspections to verify the aforementioned list, as well as gather some initial data about the nuclear program. Third, North Korea and the IAEA will sign various subsidiary agreements and attachments to the accord describing inspection procedures for specific facilities. And fourth, the IAEA will begin routine inspections designed to ensure that the nuclear facilities are not being used for military purposes.]
—Steven R. Weisman, "North Korea Signs Accord on Atom-Plant Inspections," New York Times, 31 January 1992, p. 2; Ken Olsen, "North Korea Signs International Nuclear Accord, But Concerns Remain," Associated Press, 30 January 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "'Pukhan Haeksach'al' Ŭddŏn Chŏlch'a Palbna/Palhyo 30 Illae Hyŏnhwangbogo Ŭimu," Kyunghyang Shinmun, 30 January 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>; Im Tong Myŏng, "Pukhan, Ŏje Haekhyŏpchong Sŏ'myŏng/Puktaep'yo '1 Nyŏnnae Pijun'," Chosun Ilbo, 31 January 1992, p. 1, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.

2 February 1992
The Ministry of Energy and Resources announces that it is studying the possibility of importing enriched uranium from China to use for South Korea's nuclear power reactors. According to the Ministry, businessmen from the China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation (CNEIC) recently visited the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and the Ministry, and proposed enriched uranium sales. [Note: In 1993, the Ministry of Energy and Resources and the Ministry of Commerce were merged and became the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In 1998, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Trade and Industry changed its name to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.]
—"Haek'yŏllyo Chungsŏ Toipch'ujin/Tongjabu/Kwangyeja Naehan Cheŭi...2 Ch'ŏnmanbul Kyumo," Hankuk Ilbo, 3 February 1992, p. 1, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>.

11 February 1992
The South Korean government opposes the US participation in the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) that is scheduled to be established in March. However, South Korea decides to accept the US participation in the North-South mutual inspection as a technical expert.
—"Nambuk Haekt'ongjewi Mi Ch'amyŏbaeje/Chŏngbu, Sach'alddae Kisuljiwŏnman Hŏyongk'iro," Donga Ilbo, 11 February 1992, p. 1, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>.

18 February 1992
The President of the Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) An Pyŏng Hwa is booked on charges of illegal reclamation of nuclear waste between December 1985 and 1986. According to the local prosecutor, KEPCO is suspected of having illegally filled up some private land in South Kyŏngnam Province with approximately 45,000 tons of nuclear waste, which was generated from the Kori nuclear reactors.
—"Koriwŏnjŏn Haekp'yegimul 4 Manyŏt'on Yasan Maerip/Hanjŏnsajang Ipkŏn," Donga Ilbo, 18 February 1992, p. 23, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>.

19 February 1992
In the sixth round of high-level talks in Pyongyang, the South-North Basic Agreement on Reconciliation, Nonaggression and Exchange-Cooperation, and the Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula come into force. [Note: The Basic Agreement and the Joint Declaration were signed by North and South Korea on 13 December 1991 and 31 December 1991, respectively.]
—"Onŭlŭn 'Pundanyŏksa' Ddŭiŏnŏmnŭn Nal/Pyongyang Kowikŭphoedam Imojŏmo," Donga Ilbo, 19 February 1992, p. 3, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>; "P'yŏnghwawa T'ong'ilro Hangŏlŭm Tŏ.../Nambukhan Onŭl Palhyo, Sŏmyŏng Munsŏnaeyong," Hankyoreh Shinmun, 19 February 1992, p. 4, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>.

20 February 1992
The Ministry of Energy and Resources announces its decision to invest 180 billion won to develop second-generation nuclear reactors. The ministry plans to establish a body that conducts research and development of second-generation reactors. [Note: In 1993, the Ministry of Energy and Resources and the Ministry of Commerce were merged and became the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In 1998, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Trade and Industry changed its name to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.]
—"Ch'asedae Wŏnjaro Kaebal/2 Ch'ŏn 1 Nyŏnkkaji Chŏn 8 Paegŏn T'uip," Hankuk Ilbo, 20 February 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.co.kr>;

4 March 1992
South Korean government officials suggest that Korea is considering asking Japan to reprocess the spent nuclear fuel from its nine power plants.
—"S. Korea Might Ask Japan to Reprocess Used Nuclear Fuel," Japan Economic Newswire, 4 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

14 March 1992
North and South Korea reach an agreement to conduct mutual inspections of their nuclear facilities. The agreement, reached after three months of negotiations at the border village of P'anmunjŏm, marks the first time North Korea accepts a specific timeframe for the implementation of inter-Korean nuclear inspections. The agreement stipulates that the two countries will create a Joint Nuclear Control Commission on 19 March at which they will "make joint efforts" to work out the details and procedures for mutual inspections by 19 May. According to the agreement, the two countries will commence mutual inspections within 20 days of finalizing a document on the procedures.
—"Two Koreas Vow To Check Each Other's Nuclear Facilities," Japan Economic Newswire, 14 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "South Korea Signs Nuclear Accord; North To Sign," Associated Press, 16 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

17 March 1992
South Korea announces that it will urge North Korea to accept expanded powers of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) when the commission convenes for the first time on 19 March. South Korea wants the JNCC to be able to conduct forced inspections of facilities suspected of hiding nuclear-related material or technology even if the facility is not declared.
—Yonhap News Agency, 17 March 1992, in "South Korea Wants Forced Inspection of North's Nuclear Sites," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 19 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

19 March 1992
North and South Korea hold the first meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) at P'anmunjŏm. The commission, consisting of seven delegates from each country, is headed by North Korean Foreign Ministry Ambassador at large Ch'oe U Jin and South Korean Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security Chancellor Kong Ro Myŏng. At the meeting, South Korea presents a proposal calling for regular inspections of declared nuclear sites in addition to challenge inspections of undeclared sites. The North Korean proposal focuses on getting international guarantees for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula and calls for inspections of US military bases located in South Korea. The two sides fail to reach an agreement on the procedures of mutual inspection and decide to meet again on 1 April.
—Yonhap News Agency, 19 March 1992, in "First Inter-Korean Nuclear Control Committee Meeting Reveals 'Divergent Views'," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 20 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Joint Nuclear Control Commission Formed," Xinhua News Agency, 19 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Yonhap News Agency, 17 March 1992, in "South Korea Wants Forced Inspection of North's Nuclear Sites," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 19 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

26 March 1992
According to South Korean Prime Minister Chŏng Wŏn Shik, the issue surrounding international inspections of North Korean nuclear facilities cannot be resolved solely through pressuring North Korea; countries must also engage Pyongyang through dialogue.
—"Japan, S. Korea Agree More Top-Level Talks Necessary," Japan Economic Newswire, 26 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

27 March 1992
The Ministry of Energy and Resources announces that South Korea surpassed Japan in 1991 as the world's largest importer of energy resources. Japan's dependence on imported energy resources have fallen below 90 percent while South Koreas increased to 91.2 percent. [Note: In 1993, the Ministry of Energy and Resources and the Ministry of Commerce were merged and became the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In 1998, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Trade and Industry changed its name to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.]
—"South Korea Becomes No. 1 Importer of Energy Resources," Japan Economic Newswire, 27 March 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

1 April 1992
North and South Korea hold the second meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC). South Korean Co-Chairman Kong Ro Myŏng claims that South Korea cannot accept the North Korean demand that in return for inspections at its facility in Yŏngbyŏn, North Korean inspectors should have full access to US military bases located in South Korea. Kong says, "We have already offered the North a comprehensive idea on mutual nuclear inspection that the North could easily agree to if only it really meant to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula."
—Yonhap News Agency, 3 April 1992, in "South Korea Loses Interest in Pilot Nuclear Inspection," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 4 April 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

21 April 1992
A meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) between North and South Korea breaks down without even an agreement on when to meet next. According to a South Korean official, the North Korean delegation "opposed our offer for inspections based on reciprocity and demanded unilateral full inspections. They further refused special inspections." The official also claimed that the North Korean delegation introduced the demand that the tow countries "jointly cope with external nuclear threats." The North Korean delegation did not respond to the South Korean proposal for more JNCC meetings to be held on 24 and 28 April.
—"Seoul Official Sees Pyongyang Deception," United Press International, 23 April 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Stalemate Continues at South-North Korea Nuclear Talks," United Press International, 23 April 1992, in Lexis-Nexis Acdemic Universe, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Haek Sanghosach'al I'gyŏn Motchophyŏ/Nambuk Haekkongdong'wi 3 Ch'ahoeŭi," Taehan Maeil, 22 April 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.

Late April 1992
During the 7th annual Korea Atomic Industrial Forum, Russian officials offer to sell nuclear technology and to conduct a joint research project with South Korea.
—"Russia Offers Korea Nuclear Skills," Financial Times, 23 April 1992, p. 8, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

May 1992
The Korea Nuclear Fuel Company (KNFC) announces plans to build a new fuel fabrication plant at Kongchu. This plant will have a design capacity of 200 MTU of PWR fuel per year and 400 MTU per year of Candu-type heavy water reactor fuel.
—"South Korea," Nuclear Fuel, 25 May 1992, p. 16, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

May 1992
Construction for the Ulchin-3 and -4 nuclear power reactors begin.
—Ministry of Science and Technology, <http://www.most.go.kr/index_e.html>; Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), "Hankuk Suryŏkwŏncharyŏk (Chu) Ulchinwŏncharyŏk Bonbu," <http://www.khnp.co.kr/ulchin/Head/
main1_03.jsp>.

12 May 1992
The Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) meets for the fourth time. Unlike past meetings, North and South Korea make progress in finalizing a document of procedures for mutual inspections by the set date of 19 May. North Korea withdraws its demand that the two sides adopt a separate protocol based on the pledges to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula before negotiating an inspections regime. South Korea agrees to alter the language regarding the subjects of inspections from "sites suspected of nuclear capabilities" to "nuclear weapons and nuclear bases." The two sides agreed to begin drawing up the text of the agreement on 15 May.
—Yonhap News Agency, 12 May 1992, in "South's JNCC Chairman Says Both Sides Compromised on Nuclear Inspection," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 13 May 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Acts Putting Brake on Resolution of Nuclear Issue," Korean Central Broadcasting Station (Pyongyang), 11 May 1992, in "North Korean Media on 'Pressing' Need To Inspect US Bases," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 13 May 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Yonhap News Agency, 11 May 1992, in "South Korea Plans To Compromise in Nuclear Inspection," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 12 May 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

27 May 1992
The fifth meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission fails to produce any agreement between North and South Korea on mutual nuclear inspections. The two sides even fail to set the date for the next meeting, making it practically impossible to conduct mutual inspections by the original deadline of mid-June. The South Korean delegation proposes that the next meeting be held on 29 May in order to keep alive the possibility of conducting mutual inspections by mid-June. The North Korean delegation, however, rejects the proposed date because of the on-going IAEA inspections, and proposes the next JNCC meeting be held on 16 June. South Korea does not agree to this, and the two sides decide to set the date through contacts between the inter-Korean liaison offices in Panmunjom.
—Yonhap News Agency, 27 May 1992, in "Fifth JNCC Fails to Set Date for Next Round of Talks," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 29 May 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

11 June 1992
South Korea announces that it is willing to share nuclear technology with North Korea if Pyongyang accepts South Korean nuclear inspectors and abandons its reprocessing facility. According to Kim Chae Sŏp, director-general of international organizations at the Foreign Ministry, "The Government policy is that Seoul will promote exchanges and cooperation with Pyongyang depending on the progress of inter-Korean relations and nuclear negotiations."
—Yonhap News Agency, 11 June 1992, in "South Willing to Share Technology," FBIS-EAS-92-113, 11 June 1992, pp. 14-15.

16 June 1992
The South Korean government decides not to provide light water reactor technology with North Korea because Pyongyang's establishment of a reprocessing capability at the "Radiochemistry Laboratory" is in violation of the "Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
—"Haekpalchŏn Kyŏngsuro Kisul/Chŏngbu, Puk'e Chegong Anhae," Kukmin Ilbo, 16 June 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.

17 June 1992
The Ministry of Energy and Resources announce South Korea's plan to build 18 power plants by 2006. [Note: In 1993, the Ministry of Energy and Resources and the Ministry of Commerce were merged and became the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In 1998, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Trade and Industry changed its name to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.]
—"South Korea to Build 18 Nuclear Power Plants by 2006," The Associated Press, 17 June 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

19 June 1992
South Korean Foreign Minister Lee Sang Ok announces that until North Korea accepts inter-Korean bilateral nuclear inspections, South Korea will not give it any nuclear-related technical assistance. "Pyongyang's acceptance of ad hoc inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is positive, but it must accept inter-Korean inspection as well in order to completely dispel the global suspicion and concern about its nuclear arms development."
—Yonhap News Agency, 19 June 1992, in "Yi Sang-ok Says Inspection Basis for Nuclear Aid," FBIS-EAS-92-119, 19 June 1992, pp. 14-15.

19 June 1992
A South Korean source claims that South Korea is considering omitting military facilities as subjects of challenge inspections in the proposed inter-Korean nuclear inspections regime. According to the source, South Korea will present a revised proposal at the upcoming meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC).
—Yonhap News Agency, 19 June 1992, in "Seoul Considering Excluding Bases," FBIS-EAS-92-119, 19 June 1992, p. 15.

30 June 1992
North and South Korea meet for the sixth round of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) talks and once again fail to make any progress on an inter-Korean nuclear inspection regime. Insisting that suspicions of North Korean nuclear activities had grown since IAEA inspections, the South Korean delegates claim that inter-Korean relations cannot improve until North Korea resolves remaining questions about its nuclear program. The two sides do agree to meet again on 21 July.
—Yonhap News Agency, 30 June 1992, in "North Reacts 'Fiercely' to Linkage of Nuclear And Other Issues," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 2 July 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Korean Central Broadcasting Station, 30 June 1992, in "North's Nuclear Committee Chairman on 'Deadlocked' Talks," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 2 July 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

17 July 1992
The Canadian company, Dominion Bridge announces that it has won a $10 million (Canadian dollars) contract with Korea Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd. (KHIC) to supply the upper and lower feeders for the Wŏlsŏng-2 nuclear power reactor.
—"Dominion Bridge Awarded Korean Nuclear Contract," Canada Newswire, 17 July 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

21 July 1992
The seventh meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) fails to make any progress in establishing an inter-Korean nuclear inspections regime. North Korean delegates continue to complain about the South's insistence on resolving the suspicions of the North's nuclear activities, but Kong Ro Myŏn, South Korean chairman to the JNCC, states that South Korea will not alter its principle of "nuclear solution first, economic cooperation later." This issue is highlighted by the fact that North Korean Deputy Premier Kim Dal Hyŏn is currently touring industrial facilities in the South. The next JNCC meeting is set for 31 August.
—Yonhap News Agency, 21 July 1992, in "North Complains about South's Nuclear-Economic Cooperation Link," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 24 July 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

31 August 1992
The eighth Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) meeting fails to make significant progress towards a mutual nuclear inspections regime on the Korean Peninsula, but the North Korean delegation changes its position and agrees to discuss inspection regimes before anything else. The North Korean delegation also expresses interest in inspections of military installations. However, disagreements persist over the reprocessing plant located in Yŏngbyŏn-kun. South Korea continues to demand that North Korea dismantle the facility immediately, but North Korea claims that recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections have cleared up any remaining suspicions.
—Yonhap News Agency, 1 September 1992, "Pyongyang Shows 'Unprecedented Flexibility' at Nuclear Meeting," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 2 September 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Korean Joint Control Commission Remains Deadlocked," United Press International, 31 August 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Nambuksanghohaeksach'al/Kyujŏng Tŭng Chŏlch'ung Shilp'ae/Haekt'ongjegongdong'wi," Joongang Ilbo, 31 August 1992, p. 1, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.

14 September 1992
A South Korean official announces that Seoul is willing to go ahead with limited economic cooperation with North Korea before the two countries resolve the issue of mutual nuclear inspections. This announcement signifies a change in the previous South Korean principle of "nuclear solution first, economic cooperation later."
—Yonhap News Agency, 14 September 1992, in "Seoul Eases Conditions on Economic Cooperation with North," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 16 September 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Yonhap News Agency, 21 July 1992, in "North Complains about South's Nuclear-Economic Cooperation Link," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 24 July 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

18 September 1992
Canada's Minster of International Trade announces that the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) will provide South Korea with two more 700MW, CANDU nuclear power reactors (Wŏlsŏng-3 and -4). The contract is worth approximately half a billion dollars.
—"AECL Sells Two More CANDUS To Korea," Canada Newswire, 18 September 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "AECL, Canatom Win Dollars 500M N-Plant Orders From Korea," FT Energy Newsletter, 5 October 1992, p. 15, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Jim Clarke, "Two CANDU Reactors Sold to Korea," The Energy Daily, 21 September 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; MOTIE 1995 Nuclear White Paper, August 1995, pp. 177-323, in "ROK 1995 Nuclear Energy White Paper Part 2 of 2," FBIS Document ID: FTS19950801000965; "South Korea/UK," Nuclear Fuel, 30 March 1992, p. 17, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.web.lexis-nexis.com>.

Late September 1992
South Korea requests fuel reprocessing technology designed at the Argonne National Laboratory for the Department of Energy's Integral Fast Reactor (IFR). The US government denies this request.
—Mark Hibbs, "South Korea Renews Quest for Plutonium Separation Ability," Nucleonics Week, 29 October 1992, p. 7, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

8 October 1992
At a press conference following the US-South Korean Security Consultative Meeting held 7-8 October in Washington, DC, US Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney says that there is intelligence of "sufficient quality" to suggest that North Korea is close to developing a nuclear weapon. Cheney adds that the United States will not remove any more of the 37,400 troops from South Korea until the North stops developing nuclear weapons. After Cheney's statements, South Korean Lieutenant General Kim Chae Ch'ang says that previous IAEA inspections of North Korean nuclear facilities have raised "serious and clear" suspicions that North Korea is nearing completion of a reprocessing plant that would supply enough nuclear material for a bomb.
—Jane A. Morse, "DPRK Nuclear Weapon Capability Remains Top US, ROK Concern," United States Information Agency, 8 October 1992, in Federation of American Scientists News, <http://fas.org/news/dprk/1992/index.html>; Reuters, "U.S., in Pact with South Korea, Delays Further Troop Withdrawal," New York Times, 9 October 1992, p. A12, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Chuhanmi'gun 2 Dan'gyech'ŏlsu Yubo/Puk Haekp'ogi Anh'ŭlddaen," Taehan Maeil, 8 October 1992, p. 1, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>; "'Team Spirit' Chaegae/Han-Mi'gunsawi/Pukhan 'Haek' P'ogiddaen Chungdan," Kukmin Ilbo, 8 Ocotber 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.

14 October 1992
A working-level meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission fails to make any substantive progress on inter-Korean nuclear inspections. The two sides continue to disagree on what type of facilities will be subject to inspections. According to a South Korean official, Seoul is prepared to take other measures if Pyongyang continues with its "delaying tactics."
—"Government Shelves North-South Economic Talks," United Press International, 14 October 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Yonhap News Agency, 14 October 1992, in "North And South Fail To Agree on Nuclear Inspections," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 16 October 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Haeksach'al Taesang Chŏlch'ungshilp'ae/Ŏje nambuk Haekt'ong'wi Chŏpchok," Kyunghyang Shinmun, 15 October 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.

22 October 1992
A meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) fails to make any progress on setting up a mutual nuclear inspection regime between North and South Korea. According to the Chairman of the South Korean delegation Kong No Myong, the two sides do "not even mention" specifics about the inspections regime. Instead, discussions focus on the US-South Korean decision to resume the Team Spirit joint military exercises. The North Korean delegation demands that South Korea cancel Team Spirit before it will discuss mutual inspections, and the South Korean delegation insists that they will continue to make preparations for the military exercise unless the JNCC makes substantial progress in setting up an inter-Korean inspections regime.
—Yonhap News Agency, 22 October 1992, in "Inter-Korean Nuclear Talks Stall as North Demands Halt to Team Spirit," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 23 October 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Inter-Korea Nuclear Talks See No Progress," United Press International, 22 October 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Sangho Haeksach'al Shilshidoemyŏn Team Spirit Chungji Kŏmt'o/Hyŏn Ch'ongni Taebuksŏhan," Joongang Ilbo, 22 October 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.

29 October 1992
During working-level talks of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC), North Korea reiterates the threat to withdraw from all inter-Korean dialogue unless Seoul cancels preparations for the Team Spirit military exercises by December. Due to this impasse, the two sides fail to make any progress on setting up a bilateral nuclear inspection regime on the Korean Peninsula.
—Yonhap News Agency, 29 October 1992, in "Nuclear Talks Fail as North Renews Call for Cancellation of Team Spirit," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

3 November 1992
South Korea announces that it will consider canceling the upcoming Team Spirit military exercises scheduled for spring 1993 if inter-Korean nuclear inspections occur before the December round of prime ministers' talks. According to Kong Ro Myŏng, the South Korean spokesman for negotiations with North Korea, "if mutual nuclear inspection is realized before the coming round of the South-North [sic] Prime Ministers' talks scheduled to start in Seoul on 21 December, we could consider shelving Team Spirit again next year. If the deadline is to be met, regulations for mutual inspection must be worked out by the end of this month. If the North does not respond it will be inevitable for us to conduct the exercise."
—James Kim, "Seoul Says Team Spirit Exercise Could Be Shelved," United Press International, 3 November 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Seoul May Call Off Exercises If Nuclear Checks Realized," Japan Economic Newswire, 3 November 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Yonhap News Agency, 3 November 1992, in "South Offers To Cancel Team Spirit If Mutual Inspections Held by December," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 4 November 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Pukhanhaengmunje Hae'gyŏlha'myŏn Team Spirit Chungdan'gŏmt'o/Kong Ro Myŏng Namjjok Taebyŏn'in," Hankryoreh Shinmun, 4 November 1992, p. 2, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.

18 November 1992
The Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) once again fails to make any progress on mutual nuclear inspections between North and South Korea. North Korea continues to threaten suspension of all negotiations between the two countries, including the prime ministers' talks in December, if South Korea does not cancel the Team Spirit military exercises scheduled for spring 1993.
—John Burton, "N. Korea Threatens To Quit All Talks," Financial Times (London), 19 November 1992, p. 6, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Korea Nuclear Talks See No Progress," United Press International, 18 November 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

28 November 1992
During a meeting of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC), North Korea repeats its demand that South Korea cancel the US-South Korean joint military exercise Team Spirit before Pyongyang will discuss any specifics on a inter-Korean nuclear inspection regime. Chairman of the South Korean delegation Kong Ro Myŏng insists that North Korean must open at least one site to inspections before Seoul will consider cancellation of the military exercises.
—Yonhap News Agency, 27 November 1992, in "Inter-Korean Mutual Nuclear Inspection Talks Fail," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 28 November 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

10 December 1992
The 12th session of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) fails to produce any progress towards mutual nuclear inspections on the Korean Peninsula. The US-South Korean decision to resume Team Spirit in spring 1993 continues to be the main point of contention. The North Korean delegation insists that Seoul and Washington cancel Team Spirit by 15 December, while the South Korean delegation claims that Team Spirit will be cancelled if Pyongyang agrees to allow the first mutual inspection before the prime ministers' talks scheduled for 21-24 December.
—"Inter-Korean Nuclear Talks Bog Down," Agence France Presse, 10 December 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Korean Sides Meet on Nuclear Controls," Xinhua News Agency, 10 December 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Yonhap News Agency, 14 December 1992, in "JNCC Joint Contact 14th December Contacts may Be Suspended," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 16 December 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

17 December 1992
The 13th session of the Joint Nuclear Control Commission (JNCC) fails to make any progress on an inter-Korean nuclear inspections regime due to contentious debates over the Team Spirit military exercises scheduled for spring 1993. The North and South Korean delegations fail to even agree on the date of the next meeting.
—Yonhap News Agency, 17 December 1992, in "Inter-Korean Nuclear Talks "Virtually" End for Year," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 18 December 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; "Inter-Korea Nuclear Talks Remain Deadlocked," United Press International, 17 December 1992, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.