2014 Event U.S. officials state that Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by test-firing a type of cruise missile; Russian officials argue against the charge 2014 Event Dutch and Australian police are headed to eastern Ukraine in the continuing search for bodies and evidence in the missile strike of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17; separatists have been accused of tampering with evidence and hindering investigations 2014 Event The U.S. states that evidence suggests a Russian-made missile was fired at Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17; the missile strike killed all 298 people aboard 2014 Event Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 is hit by a missile while flying over eastern Ukraine, the location of heavy fighting by pro-Russian separatists; the origin of the missile is not yet known; all 298 people aboard the plane were killed in the attack 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 The French military's M51 missile test fails when the missile self-destructs in midair 2013 Event As part of its effort to protect America from an attack by North Korea, the U.S. invests $1 billion in ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast 2012 Event The launch of a space satellite into space by North Korea is disputed by South Korean defense ministry, who claim it was a disguised test of a 10,000 km range missile 2012 Event The U.N. condemns North Korea for launching a long-range Unha rocket; North Korea claims its purpose is to put its first satellite into space, but critics say the launch is a disguised ballistic missile test 2012 Event U.S. President Barack Obama begins a three-day visit to South Korea, as tensions rise over North Korea's proposed missile tests 2010 Event The U.S. government determines China is helping Iran bypass U.N. sanctions and is helping them improve their missile technology and develop nuclear weapons 2010 Event South Korea develops a long-range cruise missile reportedly capable of striking North Korea, Japan, Russia and China 2008 Event U.S. Navy destroys a U.S. spy satellite with a missile 1991 Event U.S., barracks in Dhahran Saudi Arabia, hit by scud missile, kills 28 1990 Event Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile 1990 Death Nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66 1989 Event 1st sea test of Trident 2 missile self-destructs, Cape Canaveral 1985 Event Senate votes 55-45, to authorize production of the MX missile 1984 Event U.S. missile shot down an incoming missile in space for 1st time 1983 Event 1st cruise missile placed, Greenham Common, England 1983 Event 400,000 demonstrate in Brussels, against cruise missile 1983 Event U.S. president Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars" missile defense plan (SDI) 1981 Event 1st air-launched cruise missile tested 1973 Event Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled 1965 Birthday Ray Mayhew, rocker, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1964 Birthday Chris Kavanagh, rocker, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1962 Event U.S. abandons Skybolt balastic missile program 1962 Event John F. Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled 1962 Event Cuban missile crisis ends, John F. Kennedy says U.S.S.R. is dismantling missile bases 1962 Event Black Saturday - Russian nuclear missile crisis in Cuba 1962 Event Stevenson demands U.S.S.R. ambassador Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over" 1962 Event John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba 1962 Event John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1962 Event Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba 1962 Event U.S. U-2 planes locate missile launchers in Cuba 1961 Birthday Martin Degville, rocker, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1960 Event Disaster on U.S.S.R. (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (165 die-unconfirmed); U.S.S.R. claims killed in plane crash 1960 Birthday Neal X, rocker, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1960 Event 1st submerged submarine, George Washington, to fire Polaris missile ( 1960 Event 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile 1960 Event 1st guided missile launched from nuclear powered sub (Halibut) 1960 Event John F. Kennedy makes missile gap the presidential campaign issue 1959 Event George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned 1959 Event 1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island 1959 Event 1st ballistic missile sub launched, George Washington 1959 Event 1st official "missile mail" lands, Jacksonville, Florida 1959 Event Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission 1958 Event 1st guided missile destroyer launched, Dewey, Bath, Me 1958 Birthday Tony James, rock bassist, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1957 Event U.S. successfully test-fires Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile 1957 Event U.S.S.R. announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile 1957 Event U.S.S.R. launches 1st intercontinental multistage ballistic missile 1955 Event U.S. Air Force unveils self-guided missile 1950 Birthday Anthony Lloyd, born in England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, gay rights supporter, voted against the Iraq War and against renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System 1947 Event 1st U.S. ballistic missile fired 1930 Birthday Tommy Cook, Duluth, Minnesota, actor, Missile to the Moon 1913 Birthday Richard Travis, born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, actor, Missile to the Moon
