History: October 21 (#4)

History: October 21 (#4)
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October 21, 1994 North Korea and the United States sign an Agreed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections.

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On October 21, in the year 1994: North Korea and the United States sign an A greed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections. The Agreed Framework between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 북미제네바기본합의서) was signed on 21 October 1994, between North Korea (DPRK) and the United States.

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Why October 21, 1994 matters: North Korea and the United States s ign an Agreed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: October 21, 1994 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two w orld wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: North Korea and the United States sign an Agreed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreed_Framework (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)