2014 Event The U.S. Congress will as for $4.5 billion for additional missile defense spending over the next five years; the funds would partially pay for new radar in Alaska, indicating safety concerns regarding missiles from Iran and North Korea 2013 Event Japan set Patriot missiles in central Tokyo and Okinawa Island and sent two warships to patrol the Sea of Japan 2013 Event In retaliation for recently approved U.N. sanctions, generals in North Korea claim they are aiming their long range missiles at the U.S. mainland 2012 Event While conducting military exercises in the Persian Gulf, Iran successfully test-fires two long-range missiles 2011 Event In Pakistan's South Waziristan province, 13 militants in a compound are believed to have been killed by U.S. drone missiles 2010 Event Russia announces its plan to sell Iran S-300 ground-to-air missiles, claiming that new U.N. sanctions do not cover stationary air defense weaponry 1995 Event Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six 1991 Event U.S. Patriot missiles begins shooting down Iraqi missiles 1991 Event Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel 1991 Event Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel 1988 Event USS Tennessee, 1st sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned 1988 Event Senate ratified a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles 1988 Event Iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran 1987 Event President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles 1987 Event U.S. and Russia sign accord to remove mid range missiles 1987 Event USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die 1985 Event Netherlands decides definative sites for cruise missiles 1984 Event Netherlands' Lubbers government gives 48 sites for cruise missiles 1983 Event 1st U.S. cruise missiles arrive in Great Britain 1982 Event Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley 1981 Event 400,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against cruise missiles 1981 Event 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missiles 1962 Event Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis 1962 Event Radio Moscow reports nuclear missiles in Cuba deactivated 1962 Event John F. Kennedy warns Russia U.S. will not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba 1962 Event Nikita Khrushchev sends note to John F. Kennedy offering to withdraw his missiles from Cuba if U.S. closed its bases in Turkey offer is rejected 1962 Event Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba 1962 Event U.S. sells Israel, Hawk anti-aircraft missiles 1962 Event Maria Oeljanov, 1st airship with nuclear missiles, arrives in Cuba 1960 Event USS George Washington, 1st sub with nuclear ballistic missiles, launched 1957 Event 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback
