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Kim Jong-un Missile Mouth Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

North Korean aggression has China hedging bets

By James A. Lyons

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, right, is joined by Korean Ambassador Tae-yul Cho as she speak to reporters before a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

US envoy: North Korea is intimidating the entire world

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this May 15, 2017 photo, tourists walk past a hotel in Tamuning, Guam on day the North Korea conducted its latest ballistic missile test. While most of the United States is still out of reach of a missile launched by North Korea, the U.S. territory of Guam, a key military hub in the Pacific, could be within range. That realization, coming after a missile launch over the weekend, had residents of the island casting a wary eye amid rising nuclear tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. Some worried they might find war at their doorstep, while others say they are more concerned about the potential loss of vital tourism dollars than they are a nuclear attack. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Guam residents cast wary eye at North Korea after launch

By HAVEN DALEY - Associated Press

FILE - This May 14, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows the &quot;Hwasong-12,&quot; a new type of ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on Monday, May 15, 2017 boasted it successfully launched a new type of &quot;medium long-range&quot; ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead, an escalation of its nuclear program. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Missile Defense 101: N. Korea could hit with little warning

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks as he presides over a meeting of the National Security Council at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, May 14, 2017. North Korea on Sunday test-launched a ballistic missile that landed in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean, Japanese and U.S. militaries said. The launch is a direct challenge to the new South Korean president elected four days ago and comes as U.S., Japanese and European navies gather for joint war games in the Pacific. (Yonhap via AP)

Moon Jae-in, new South Korean leader, to go to White House summit in June

By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

People watch a TV news program showing a file image of a missile launch conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 14, 2017. North Korea on Sunday test-launched a ballistic missile that landed in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean, Japanese and U.S. militaries said. The launch is a direct challenge to the new South Korean president elected four days ago and comes as U.S., Japanese and European navies gather for joint war games in the Pacific. The signs read: &quot;A missile was fired from near Kusong in North Phyongan province.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Latest: Putin condemns North Korea missile test

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Illustration on the urgency of dealing with the North Korean threat by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Korean peace requires Trump to join with Moon Jae-in

By Joseph R. DeTrani

This May 14, 2017, photo distributed by the North Korean government shows the &quot;Hwasong-12,&quot; a new type of ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on Monday, May 15, 2017, boasted of a successful weekend launch of a new type of &quot;medium long-range&quot; ballistic rocket that can carry a nuclear warhead. Outsiders also saw a significant technological jump, with the test-fire apparently flying higher and for a longer time period than any other such previous missile. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea missile launch tests Trump’s China outreach

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

This May 14, 2017, photo distributed by the North Korean government shows the &quot;Hwasong-12,&quot; a new type of ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on Monday, May 15, 2017, boasted of a successful weekend launch of a new type of &quot;medium long-range&quot; ballistic rocket that can carry a nuclear warhead. Outsiders also saw a significant technological jump, with the test-fire apparently flying higher and for a longer time period than any other such previous missile. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The Latest: Security Council condemns NKorea missile test

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Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 5, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

John Barrasso: China ‘holds the key’ in North Korea talks

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

People watch a TV news program showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, published in the country's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, at Seoul Railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 15, 2017. North Korea said Monday the missile it launched over the weekend was a new type of &quot;medium long-range&quot; ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. A jubilant leader Kim Jong Un promised more nuclear and missile tests and warned that North Korean weapons could strike the U.S. mainland and Pacific holdings. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Residents of Pyongyang, Seoul comment on test of new missile

Associated Press

This May 14, 2017, photo distributed by the North Korean government shows the &quot;Hwasong-12,&quot; a new type of ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on Monday, May 15, 2017, boasted of a successful weekend launch of a new type of &quot;medium long-range&quot; ballistic rocket that can carry a nuclear warhead. Outsiders also saw a significant technological jump, with the test-fire apparently flying higher and for a longer time period than any other such previous missile. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

AP Explains: North Korea missile test is huge step forward

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

ADDS DETAIL ABOUT MISSILE - In this April 15, 2017, file photo, an unidentified missile that analysts believe could be the North Korean Hwasong-12 is paraded across Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the missile fired Sunday, May 14, 2017, was a Hwasong-12 &quot;capable of carrying a large-size heavy nuclear warhead.&quot; The Hwasong-10 appeared in the military parade in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017, followed by this unidentified missile. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

North Korea: New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

UNSC to hold urgent consultations on NKorea missile test

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People watch a TV news program showing a file image of a missile launch conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 14, 2017. North Korea on Sunday test-launched a ballistic missile that landed in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean, Japanese and U.S. militaries said. The launch is a direct challenge to the new South Korean president elected four days ago and comes as U.S., Japanese and European navies gather for joint war games in the Pacific. The signs read: &quot;A missile was fired from near Kusong in North Phyongan province.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea test-fires ‘new type’ of missile, falls into waters between Russia, Japan

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo shortly after learning that North Korea conducted a missile launch test, Sunday morning, May 14, 2017. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile test-fired by North Korea flew 800 kilometers (500 miles) for about 30 minutes and landed in the Sea of Japan, but not inside Japan's exclusive economic zone. (Hiroki Yamauchi/Kyodo News via AP)

The latest: Australia says China responsible for NKorea

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 13, 2017 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, right, Hwang Pyong So, second left, as he arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Pyongyang will seek the extradition of anyone involved in what it says was a CIA-backed plot to kill leader Kim Jung Un April, 2017, with a biochemical poison, a top North Korean foreign ministry official said Thursday, May 11, 2017.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

North Korea: New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Kim Jong-un (Associated Press) ** FILE **

North Korea says it will seek extradition of plot culprits

Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks on phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 11, 2017. Moon told Abe that their countries must not let their difficult histories hamper co-operation in dealing with North Korea's nuclear program. (Yonhap via AP)

South Korean election winner Moon Jae-in could work with U.S. on North

By Joseph R. DeTrani