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People watch a TV screen showing a file footage of North Korea's missile launch, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday, an especially aggressive test-flight that will rattle an already anxious region. The signs read &quot; South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired a ballistic from its capital Pyongyang toward the sea around 05 o'clock 57min.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

NKorea leader urges more missile launches targeting Pacific

By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

China's United Nations Ambassador Liu Jieyi arrive for U.N. Security Council consultations on North Korea, Tuesday Aug. 29, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

UN Security Council ‘strongly condemns’ NKorea missile test

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

China's United Nations Ambassador Liu Jieyi arrive for U.N. Security Council consultations on North Korea, Tuesday Aug. 29, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The Latest: UN Security Council condemns NKorea missile test

Associated Press

The North Korean government shows what was said to be the test launch of a Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile on Tuesday as leader Kim Jong-un called for more ballistic missile tests targeting the Pacific Ocean. (Associated Press)

North Korea missile answers Donald Trump’s rhetoric

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

A U.S.-North Korea hotline?

By Daniel DePetris

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump: ‘All options are on the table’ after latest North Korea missile launch

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 24, 2017 photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, a South Korean missile is test-fired at an undisclosed location in South Korea. South Korea has released footage of its own missile tests it says were conducted last week in a response to the latest North Korean missile launch that flew over northern Japan. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

No fire or fury, but muted Trump response to NKorea missile

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

South Korean army's K-9 self-propelled howitzers move on the street in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said. The aggressive missile launch — likely the longest ever from the North — over the territory of a close U.S. ally sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: China recommits to sanctions on North Korea

Associated Press

People watch a TV news program reporting a North Korea's missile launch, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday, an especially aggressive test-flight that will rattle an already anxious region. The signs at left top read &quot; North Korea fired a ballistic missile.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Latest: Japan leader gets on phone with Trump on missile

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 10, 2016, file photo, a TV screen shows a file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. Three North Korea short range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, a temporary blow to Pyongyang's rapid nuclear and missile expansion, U.S. military officials said. The U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement that two of the North's missiles failed in flight after an unspecified distance, and another appeared to have blown up immediately. It added that the missile posed no threat to the U.S. territory of Guam, which the North had previously warned it would fire missiles toward. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

China urges US to drop new sanctions on Chinese companies

Associated Press

North Korea reveals new missiles in latest provocation

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

North Korea photos suggest new solid-fuel missile designs

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan, Fort Myer in Arlington Va. Behind the detail-scarce rhetoric of the new Afghanistan strategy, elements of President Donald Trump's broader approach to foreign conflicts emerge: secret military plans, no &quot;nation-building&quot; and a reliance on regional players to squeeze wayward nations and extremist groups. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

New Afghanistan plan could offer clues to ‘Trump Doctrine’

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, to discuss Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US notes NKorea ‘restraint,’ points to possible dialogue

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

North Korea photos suggest new solid-fuel missile designs

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan, Fort Myer in Arlington Va. Behind the detail-scarce rhetoric of the new Afghanistan strategy, elements of President Donald Trump's broader approach to foreign conflicts emerge: secret military plans, no &quot;nation-building&quot; and a reliance on regional players to squeeze wayward nations and extremist groups. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

A ‘Trump Doctrine’? Clues in his new Afghanistan plan

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves after speaking at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, to discuss Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Russia bristles at US sanctions

Associated Press

A U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane prepares to land at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills Monday that come after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea exchanged warlike rhetoric in the wake of the North's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. (Lee Sang-hack/Yonhap via AP)

The Latest: Japan FM: Pressure, not talks, needed on NKorea

Associated Press

Presidential Courage Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

North Korea aggression needs to be stood up to by U.S.

By Marc Siegel and Gina Loudon