2015 Event A Dutch court ruling binds the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% within 5 years in comparison to 1990 levels; plaintiffs argued that citizens must be protected from climate change, which threatens the low-lying nation 2014 Event North Korea threatens nuclear tests, and activity has been detected at one of the nation's nuclear facilities; the threat was made after the U.N. recommended trying North Korean officials in the International Criminal Court for human rights crimes 2013 Event Russia threatens retaliation after the U.S. imposes sanctions on '18 Magnitsky list' Russians accues of humans rights violations 2013 Event The U.S. military used B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea; in response, North Korea threatens to attack America's military bases in Japan 2013 Event During a U.N. conference on disarmament, North Korea threatens to destroy South Korea 2011 Event If Western nations impose more sanctions, Iran threatens to close down the key oil route of the Strait of Hormuz 2011 Event Militant Islamic group Al-Quaeda confirms Osama bin Laden's death and threatens revenge 2010 Event Responding to a U.N report accusing the Rwandan army of genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda threatens to remove its peacekeepers from Darfur 2010 Event Pastor Terry Jones threatens to organize an international Burn a Koran Day in retaliation for plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero 2010 Event The U.S. threatens to impose sanctions on North Korea, continuing its attempt to halt perceived nuclear weapons ambitions 2010 Event The Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens sensitive marshes and wildlife along the Gulf Coast; Admiral Thad Allan is appointed to lead the Federal response to the spill 1992 Event Lynn Gunther of California threatens to blow herself up in front of U.N. 1990 Event Saddam fires his army chief and threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula 1990 Event Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile 1987 Event New York Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman and Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play 1970 Event PLO leader Arafat threatens to make a cemetery of Jordan 1964 Event Turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack 1960 Event Belgium threatens to leave United Nations due to criticism on it's Congo-policy 1956 Event U.S.S.R. sends tanks into Hungary and threatens to bomb Budapest 1950 Event U.S. President Truman threatens China with atom bomb 1943 Event SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children 1941 Event Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster 1914 Event Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court 1914 Event German Emperor Wilhelm II threatens war, orders Russia to demobilize 1591 Event Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV
