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South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo speaks at left, as, from second from left, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter listen before a meeting at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US warns ‘overwhelming’ response to any NKorea use of nukes

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

U.S. aircrafts sit on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier after completing a joint drill with the South Korean navy in southern waters off the Korean Peninsula, at Busan port, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. South Korea and the U.S. said Sunday that the latest missile launch by North Korea ended in a failure after the projectile reportedly exploded soon after liftoff. (Jo Jong-ho/Yonhap via AP) KOREA OUT

North Korea warns use of nuclear weapons on first strike

By L. Todd Wood

UN strongly condemns North Korean missile launch that failed

Associated Press

An ultralight aircraft flies over the city of Pyongyang on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, in North Korea. Until a few months ago, if you wanted a bird's eye view of North Korea's capital there was basically only one option: a 150-meter tall tower across the river from Kim Il Sung Square. Now, if you have the cash, you can climb into the backseat of an ultralight aircraft. With the support of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who has vowed to give North Koreans more modern and &quot;cultured&quot; ways to spend their leisure time, a Pyongyang flying club has started offering short flights over some of the capital's major sights. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Pyongyang’s latest fad: Sightseeing in ultralight airplanes

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

US detects what it says is failed N. Korean missile launch

Associated Press

In this Dec. 19, 2013, file photo, North Korean workers assemble jackets at a factory of a South Korean-owned company at the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Complex, in Kaesong, North Korea. South Korea says Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, it will halt operations at joint industrial park with North Korea in response to the North's recent rocket launch. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP, File)

US, S. Korea say latest N. Korea missile launch fails

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 9, 2016 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un listens during the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea. Since North Korea’s latest nuclear test, Pyongyang and Seoul have been openly trading threats of decapitation strikes and annihilating capitals populated by millions of civilians. And the talk of how each side might throw that first pre-emptive punch has become more detailed than ever. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File) **FILE**

North, South Korea trade threats over pre-emptive strike

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

US website: NKorea may be building new missile submarine

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Illustration on Israel's nuclear strategy in light of use of nuclear weapons by other actors by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

As North Korea, Pakistan flex nuclear muscles, Israeli strategy may shift

By Louis Rene Beres

Chinese firm charged with plotting to evade NKorea sanctions

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

North Koreans shield their eyes from the sun as they watch an aerial display on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korea on Saturday opened an air festival featuring sky diving, demonstrations by its air force and lots of beer to promote a newly renovated and upgraded commercial airport in the coastal city of Wonsan that it hopes will draw for foreign tourists. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Attendees at North Korean air show wowed by model F-16

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

North Koreans shield their eyes from the sun as they watch an aerial display on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korea on Saturday opened an air festival featuring sky diving, demonstrations by its air force and lots of beer to promote a newly renovated and upgraded commercial airport in the coastal city of Wonsan that it hopes will draw for foreign tourists. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Air show displays North Korea’s flight skills, new airport

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

United States President Barack Obama speaks during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

North Korea vows in UN speech to strengthen nuclear forces

By ALEXANDRA OLSON - Associated Press

North Korea and Kazakhstan: A study in nuclear contrast

By Douglas Burton

In this photo taken on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, a South Korean protester shouts slogans during a rally denouncing North Korea's latest nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. On Monday, China said the United States has inflamed the conflict on the Korean Peninsula and must carry the burden of ending it in the wake of North Korea’s fifth nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Cut the Gordian knot to end North Korea’s nuclear adventurism

By Bruce Fein

South Korean soldiers walk by a signboard showing the distance to the North Korea's capital Pyongyang and to South Korea's capital Seoul from Imjingang Station near the border village of the Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ** FILE **

Seoul says North Korea capable of another nuclear test

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this undated image from video distributed on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, by North Korean broadcaster KRT, North Korean workers build levees along a river bank. North Korea is mobilizing to deal with a disastrous flood that killed more than 130 people, destroyed tens of thousands of homes and crippled infrastructure in its northern-most province. (KRT via AP)

North Korea mobilizes to deal with major flood damage

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and South Korean President Park Geun-hye shake hands after speaking to the media at the conclusion of a bilateral meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Obama calls South Korea and Japan after North Korea nuclear test

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. South Korean and international monitoring agencies reported Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, an earthquake near North Korea's northeastern nuclear test site, a strong indication that Pyongyang had detonated its fifth atomic test explosion. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Seoul condemns North Korea’s 5th nuclear test, calls it ‘fanatic recklessness’

By Foster Klug and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Kim Jong-un (Associated Press)

North Korea ‘artificial earthquake’ could signal nuclear test

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times