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Illustration on the dire results of nuclear proliferation by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

North Korea, Iran having nuclear missiles a nightmare scenario

By Clifford D. May

EU weighs new North Korea sanctions after missile test

Associated Press

In this May 10, 2016, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

North Korea may have more nuclear weapons material than previously thought

By L. Todd Wood - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2015, file photo, North Korean Son Kwon Geun, center, weeps with his South Korean relatives as he bids farewell after the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea. South Korea's Red Cross said on Monday, July 17, 2017, it wants separate talks at the border village on Aug. 1 to discuss family reunions. (Korea Pool Photo via AP, File)

S. Korea offers talks on tension, family reunions with North

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

These combination of file photos shows South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in, left, waves in Seoul, South Korea on May 10, 2017 and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on April 15, 2017. Seven months ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics, many in South Korea, including new liberal President Moon Jae-in, hope to use the Games as a venue to promote peace with rival North Korea. To do so, the North’s participation is essential, but an ongoing nuclear tension and a lack of winter sports athletes in North Korea could ruin the attempts at reconciliation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Wong Maye-E, File)

South Korea offers military talks with North Korea

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

South Korean army soldiers pass by military vehicles deployed in the Korean War era at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 17, 2017. South Korea offered Monday to talk with North Korea to ease animosities along their tense border and resume reunions of families separated by their war in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

AP Explains: Why is SKorea pushing for talks with NKorea?

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

South Korean Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo Suk, right, speaks during a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 17, 2017. South Korea has offered to talk with North Korea to ease animosities along their tense border and resume reunions of families separated by their war in the 1950s. (Shin Jun-hee/Yonhap via AP)

S. Korea offers talks on tension, family reunions with North

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - This combination of file photos shows Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, left, in Beijing on Jan. 6, 2008, and American student Otto Warmbier in Pyongyang on Feb. 29, 2016. North Korea released Warmbier in mid-June in a coma. Imprisoned Chinese democracy activist Liu was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer and transferred to a hospital. Both men have died. The two authoritarian governments made their own internal calculations about how best to deal with the situations, in seeming disregard of international pressure and public opinion. (AP Photo/File)

China, N. Korea: 2 repressive systems, 2 prisoners, 2 deaths

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 6, 2015, file photo, heavy machines move imported iron ore at the dock in Rizhao in eastern China's Shandong province. China defended Thursday, July 13, 2017, its purchase of iron ore from North Korea following criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump and said it is &quot;strictly and earnestly&quot; complying with U.N. sanctions. China stopped importing North Korean coal but total trade has risen, which prompted Trump to complain last week Beijing is failing to use its economic leverage to stop Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear weapons. (Chinatopix via AP)

China defends imports of North Korean iron ore

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

In this February 1948 file photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency and distributed by Korea News Service, Kim Il Sung attends the military parade celebrating the creation of the North Korean People's Army. For nearly 70 years, the three generations of the Kim family have run North Korea with an absolute rule that tolerates no dissent. The ruling family has devoted much of the country's scarce resources to its military but has constantly feared Washington is intent on destroying the authoritarian government. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea’s nuclear weapons advancements under the 3 Kims

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, April 15, 2017, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea. When Kim Jong Un took the helm of North Korea in late 2011, speculation swirled around the young leader. What would he do for an economically backward authoritarian nation in a high-stakes nuclear standoff with its neighbors and Washington? Almost six years later, his rule has actually seen the economy improve, and when it comes to the nuclear drive, it's obvious that Kim Jong Un, who rattled nerves last week by test-firing his country's first intercontinental ballistic missile, has a more uncompromising stance than his late father, Kim Jong Il. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

North Korea’s Kim: Dictator? Reformer? Shrewd negotiator?

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

The July 4 launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile from North Korea showed that a rogue dictator stands on the verge of possessing nuclear missiles that threaten U.S. shores. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea missile tests U.S. defense systems

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Closer to the Korean Showdown Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

North Korean nuclear weapons closer to reality

By Victor Davis Hanson

Illustration on North Korea and world reaction to Kim's threats by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

North Korea strategy by U.S. may require moves in the South

By James A. Lyons

Don’t hold us responsible for solving N. Korea, China says

Associated Press

The "Gift" from North Korea Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

North Korea missiles just one part of deadly weapons

By Bridget Johnson

Illustration on way to neutralize the North Korean threat by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

North Korea threat can be neutralized with high-powered microwaves

By Ronald Kessler

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands as they arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday, July 8, 2017. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump softens tone in meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, praises effort against North Korea

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers, left and second from left, fly with South Korean and U.S. fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea Saturday, July 8, 2017. Two U.S. bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula to join fighter jets from South Korea and Japan for a practice bombing run as part of a training mission in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs, officials said Friday. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

US bombers join jets from Japan, SKorea for training mission

Associated Press

FILE - This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29, 2017. A dictator stands on the verge of possessing nuclear missiles that threaten U.S. shores. A worried world ponders airstrikes and sanctions. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Files)

Frustrated with NKorea? Welcome to The Land of Lousy Options

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press