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North Korea, post-Trump ‘fire and fury’ rhetoric, caves on Guam strike

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Two executive orders target China’s trade practices

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on the challenge for Trump posed by North Korea by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

Making the best of a bad nuclear hand

The Washington Times

talks for now: Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in South Korea as part of a diplomatic visit to the peninsula and China in an attempt to ease tensions with North Korea. (Associated Press)

National security chiefs tamp down ‘fire and fury’ rhetoric

By Carlo Muñoz and Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Illustration on Kim's attachment to nuclear weapons by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

‘Juche’ or consequences

By Jed Babbin - The Washington Times

A THAAD missile being launched Associated Press photo

Toward a more muscular missile defense

By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford reviews a Chinese honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Bayi Building in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Top US military officer notes ‘difficult issues’ with China

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Illustration on a possible North Korean EMP attack by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

North Korean threat also includes satellites with nukes

By William R. Graham and Peter Vincent Pry

Emergency alert mistakenly sent out to Guam residents

Associated Press

The Latest: US says still interested in dialogue with NKorea

Associated Press

Gen. Joseph Dunford: U.S. pressing ahead with military drills in S. Korea, despite threat from North

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this July 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump is planning to sign an executive action asking the U.S. Trade Representative to consider investigating China for the theft of U.S. technology and intellectual property. He is taking the step even as he seeks China’s help with the ongoing crisis with North Korea. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Trump signs trade actions against China as North Korea crisis looms over move

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, talks with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo during their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: China tells US, NKorea to hit brakes on threats

Associated Press

In this July 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump is planning to sign an executive action asking the U.S. Trade Representative to consider investigating China for the theft of U.S. technology and intellectual property. He is taking the step even as he seeks China’s help with the ongoing crisis with North Korea. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Donald Trump to seek trade probe of China amid North Korea tensions

By Jonathan Lemire and Josh Boak - Associated Press

U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, talks with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo during their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)

Top US military officer warns NKorea that US military ready

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Illustration on Kim's attachment to nuclear weapons by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

North Korea will never disarm peacefully

By Jed Babbin

Illustration on the challenge for Trump posed by North Korea by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

Donald Trump must deal with Obama’s nuclear accord

By David Keene - The Washington Times

A THAAD missile being launched Associated Press photo

Missile defense of U.S. needs more strength

By Ed Feulner

A man watches a television screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a news program at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. North Korea has announced a detailed plan to launch a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers. If carried out, it would be the North's most provocative missile launch to date. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Kim Jong-un says U.S. could defuse North Korea nuclear showdown

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the Asia-Pacific region since the crisis escalated last week. He told reporters in Seoul on Monday, "It would be a horrible thing were a war to be conducted here on the peninsula, and that's why we're so focused on coming up with a peaceful way ahead."

Donald Trump’s aides tamp down North Korea rhetoric

By Carlo Muñoz and Dan Boylan - The Washington Times