From http://cns.miis.edu/research/korea/taep2.htm
"On 16 June 1999, Japanese news media reported that North Korea is planning to test a Taep’o-dong-2 ballistic missile with a potential range of 4,000-6,000km. The Kyodo News Agency, quoting Japanese defense officials, said that a North Korean ballistic missile test was expected within a month or two.(1) Reports of an impending Taep’o-dong-2 test were corroborated by news reports in the US media which alleged that US intelligence has uncovered evidence that North Korea might be planning the launch of a Taep’o-dong-2 or a second test of the Taep’o-dong-1 later in the summer.(2)"