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China's President Xi Jinping walks during a welcome ceremony for Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Donald Trump, Xi Jinping of China agree to ‘maximize pressure’ on North Korea: White House

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, F-35B stealth fighter jets and South Korean F-15K fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula during a joint drills, South Korea on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. Monday's flyovers came three days after North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean in apparent defiance of U.S.-led international pressure on the country. The North conducted its sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3 and was subsequently hit with tough, fresh U.N. sanctions. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

The Latest: China rejects US demands for pressure on NKorea

Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean F-15K fighter jets drop bombs as they fly over the Korean Peninsula during a joint drills with the U.S., South Korea on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. South Korea says the U.S. military has flown powerful bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula in joint drills with South Korean warplanes. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

U.S. flies powerful warplanes amid tensions with North Korea

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

North Korea's rapid weapons buildup is expected to be a prime focus of President Trump's week in New York meeting with other world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea secretly building nuclear submarine: Report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Trump will join other world leaders Monday at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. During a week of meetings, they will discuss an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea, the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar and other tough challenges. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s U.N. meeting an ‘America First’ forum

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Nikki Haley: ‘North Korea will be destroyed’ in U.S. strike

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

National security adviser H.R. McMaster, right, and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, participate in a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

What’s changed with NKorea in 5 weeks since ‘fire and fury’

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2017, file photo, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks after voting to adopt a new sanctions resolution against North Korea during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters. North Korea launched an intermediate-range missile that flew over Japan in its longest-ever flight on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, showing that leader Kim Jong Un is defiantly pushing to bolster his weapons programs despite U.S.-led international pressure. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow. File)

Donald Trump rolls up sleeves for U.N. gathering

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

People walk past a public TV screen showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during news on North's missile launch, in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean on Friday, U.S. and South Korean militaries said, its longest-ever such flight and a clear message of defiance to its rivals. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

UN condemns North Korea’s ‘highly provocative’ missile test

By EDITH M. LEDERER and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2017, file photo, Earthquake and Volcano of the Korea Monitoring Division Director Ryoo Yong-gyu speaks to the media about North Korea's artificial earthquake with a map of the Korean peninsular in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea launched an intermediate-range missile that flew over Japan in its longest-ever flight on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, showing that leader Kim Jong Un is defiantly pushing to bolster his weapons programs despite U.S.-led international pressure. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

The Latest: UN Security council condemns North Korea’s test

Associated Press

People walk past a public TV screen showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during news on North's missile launch, in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean on Friday, U.S. and South Korean militaries said, its longest-ever such flight and a clear message of defiance to its rivals. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Defiant N. Korea leader says he will complete nuke program

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to military personnel and their families at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump celebrates U.S. Air Force’s ‘70 years of victories’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

TV monitors show the J-Alert (warning siren) at an office of Kyodo News in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. South Korea's military said North Korea fired an unidentified missile Friday from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. (Toshiyuki Kuwana/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Sirens blare, trains stop during missile flight

Associated Press

TV monitors show the J-Alert (warning siren) at an office of Kyodo News in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. South Korea's military said North Korea fired an unidentified missile Friday from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. (Toshiyuki Kuwana/Kyodo News via AP)

North Korea fires missile over Japan in longest-ever flight

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Visitors walk by the map of two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. South Korea said Wednesday it conducted its first live-fire drill for an advanced air-launched cruise missile it says will strengthen its pre-emptive strike capability against North Korea in the event of crisis. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

EDITORIAL: Kicking the carrot down the road

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Satellite Defense Against Korea Missiles Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

North Korean missile threat shows need for satellite monitoring

By Jed Babbin

Visitors watch the North side from the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. South Korea said Wednesday it conducted its first live-fire drill for an advanced air-launched cruise missile it says will strengthen its pre-emptive strike capability against North Korea in the event of crisis. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea and North Korea still stand off

By Victor Davis Hanson

A visitor walks by the wire fence decorated with ribbons carrying messages to wish for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. South Korea said Wednesday it conducted its first live-fire drill for an advanced air-launched cruise missile it says will strengthen its pre-emptive strike capability against North Korea in the event of crisis. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: Radioactive gas found after North’s nuke test

Associated Press

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to China's U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi after a vote to adopt a new sanctions resolution against North Korea during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

The Latest: NKorea rejects UN sanctions, says US will suffer

Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a South Korean air force F-15K fighter jet flies with a Taurus missile during a drill off the country's western coast, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. South Korea said Wednesday it conducted its first live-fire drill for an advanced air-launched cruise missile it says will strengthen its pre-emptive strike capability against North Korea in the event of crisis. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP).

S. Korea conducts cruise missile drill amid N. Korea threats

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press