Late 1990s
North Korea experiences famine and floods. Many North Koreans die from starvation. North Korea will no longer ignore the actions of the Korean War and sends troops to the border. The North fires long-range rockets, which goes over Japan into the Pacific.
Kim Jong il and South Korean President re-open border offices. The US labels North Korea, along with Iran and Iraq, for being evil because of the continuation of nuclear and bio weapons being built. North and South Korea wage in a gun battle across the Yellow Sea.
2000-2002