North Korea early Friday launched a rocket suspected by South Korea and the West to be a cover for testing its ballistic missile technology. It was the fourth such launch by North Korea, and South Korea and Western officials are concerned that, if history is any indication, a nuclear test will soon follow. South Korean intelligence says satellite photos show that North Korea is apparently gearing up for a nuclear test, digging a new underground tunnel at the site where it has conducted test blasts before. The following is a partial timeline of the North Korean nuclear saga: October 1994: Under a pact with the United ... (full story)