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In this file photo provided on June 19, 2023, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, attends an enlarged plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee, which was held between June 16 and 18, at the party's headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. South Korea said Wednesday, July 12, 2023, North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea fires its first ICBM in 3 months after making threat over alleged U.S. spy flights

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. Kim Yo-jong alleged on Monday, July 10, 2023, that the North's warplanes repelled a U.S. spy plane that flew above the country's exclusive economic zone, and warned of “shocking” consequences if the U.S. continues reconnaissance activities in the area. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader’s powerful sister, says warplanes repelled U.S. spy plane

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

This photo provided by South Korea's Defense Ministry shows an object salvaged by South Korea's military that is presumed to be part of the North Korean space-launch vehicle that crashed into sea following a launch failure, in West Sea, South Korea, on June 15, 2023. The satellite North Korea failed to put into orbit wasn't advanced enough to conduct military reconnaissance from space as it claimed, South Korea's military said Wednesday, July 5, 2023, after retrieving and studying the wreckage. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

North Korean satellite wasn’t advanced enough to conduct reconnaissance from space, Seoul says

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the South Korean Defense Ministry, U.S. B-52H bombers, center, and F-16 fighter jets and South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jets, right bottom, fly over the Korean Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea on April 14, 2023. The United States flew nuclear-capable bombers to the Korean Peninsula on Friday, June 30, in its latest show of force against North Korea, days after the North staged massive anti-U.S. rallies in its capital. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

U.S. flies nuclear-capable bombers in a fresh show of force against North Korea

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Pyongyang people take part in a demonstration after a mass rally to mark what North Korea calls "the day of struggle against U.S. imperialism" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, June 25, 2023. The signs read "Let us make the U.S. imperialists pay dearly for the blood shed by Korean nation!," "The U.S. is the chieftain of war and massacre," "merciless annihilation," "The U.S is the destroyer of peace," "chieftain of aggression," "blood to blood" and "nuclear war maniac." (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Thousands in North Korea march in anti-U.S. rallies as country mark war anniversary

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

North Korean hackers prioritize cyber spying over digital attacks, analysis shows

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

North Korea calls failed spy satellite launch ‘the most serious’ shortcoming, vows 2nd launch

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

A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's missile launch with file image during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 15, 2023. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Thursday, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops ended a fifth round of large-scale live-fire drills near the Koreas' heavily fortified border. The letters read " North Korea, launched ballistic missile to east coast." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea test-fires missiles amid major U.S., South Korea live-fire exercises

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

The nuclear-powered submarine USS Michigan approaches a naval base in Busan, South Korea, Friday, June 16, 2023. The United States deployed the nuclear-powered submarine capable of carrying about 150 Tomahawk missiles to South Korea on Friday, a day after North Korea resumed missile tests in protest of the U.S.-South Korean live-fire drills. (Gang Duck-chul/Yonhap via AP)

A U.S. nuclear-powered sub arrives in South Korea, a day after North Korea resumes its missile tests

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

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea on, Dec. 30, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) **FILE**

South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missile toward sea

Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows the demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, on June 16, 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korea sues rival North Korea for blowing up joint liaison office in 2020

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming, right, shakes hands with South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung before their dinner meeting at the Chinese ambassador's residence in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2023. China's Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong expressed dissatisfaction with Seoul's response to last week's meeting between Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming and a South Korean opposition leader, according to a statement from China's Foreign Ministry on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (Yonhap via AP, File)

South Korea faces China down in diplomatic escalation

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is an intercontinental ballistic missile in a launching drill at the Sunan international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, March 16, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Empowering N. Korean people best path for real change in Pyongyang, top human rights activist says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump arrives at a rally, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

GOP hopefuls hit Trump for congratulating Kim Jong-un over WHO seat

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A TV screen shows an image of North Korea's rocket launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on June 1, 2023. The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China on Friday, June, 2, over North Korea’s failed launch of a military spy satellite this week in violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions, which Moscow and Beijing refused to condemn.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S., allies clash with Russia, China over North Korea’s failed military spy satellite launch

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

In this photo taken between Feb. 26 and March 1, 2023, and provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party at its headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) ** FILE **

North Korea targets U.S. intel figures on a secret cyber hit list

By Ryan Lovelace and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A public TV screen broadcasts news of North Korea's launch of its first spy satellite, on a street in Tokyo Wednesday, May 31, 2023. North Korea’s attempt to put the country’s first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

South Korea, Japan hit panic buttons even as North Korean launch fizzles

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Bible on a pulpit. Photo credit: Wolkenengel565 via Shutterstock. FILE

Why a North Korean toddler’s Bible arrest offers a dire warning to America

By Billy Hallowell

A woman looks at her mobile phone with an emergency evacuation warning text message sent to Seoul residents as she watches a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. North Korea's attempt to put the country's first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un's push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea’s failed satellite launch triggers public confusion, security jitters in neighbors

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung and Johnson Lai - Associated Press

Elementary school students watch the North Korea side from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. North Korea's attempt to put the country's first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong-un's push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the sea

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