SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) — The following is a chronology of major events leading to North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket on Wednesday.– August 31, 1998: North Korea fires its first ballistic missile, the Unha-1 rocket, also known as the Taepodong-1 missile, from the launch site of Musudan-ri in North Hamgyong Province. … (Yonhap
