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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. The photo was taken during Dec. 27 - Dec. 31, 2021, according to the source. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

U.N. Watch calls on disarmament conference boycott over North Korea leadership role

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Visitors walk across the Yalu River Broken Bridge, right, next to the Friendship Bridge connecting China and North Korea in Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning province, Sept. 9, 2017. After spending two years in a strict lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea may finally be opening up — slowly. The reason could reflect a growing sense of recognition by the leadership that the nation badly needs to win outside economic relief. (AP Photo/Emily Wang, File)

N. Korea, after harsh 2-year lockdown, slowly reopens border

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Jan. 19, 2022. North Korea on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it attempts to display its military might amid pandemic-related difficulties and a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States. 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)

North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 6th launch in 2022

Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 4, 2021. President Joe Biden and Kishida will hold their first formal talks on Friday as the two leaders face fresh concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program and China’s growing military assertiveness. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Biden-Kishida talks to touch on North Korea, China

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. The parents of Otto Warmbier, the U.S. student who died after being taken hostage by North Korea and released by the country in a coma in 2017, should receive $240,300 seized from a North Korean bank account, a federal judge ruled last week. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Otto Warmbier’s parents to get $240,000 seized from North Korea, federal judge rules

Associated Press

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shown during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. Accusing the United States of hostility and threats, North Korea on Thursday said it will consider restarting &quot;all temporally-suspended activities&quot; it had paused during its diplomacy with the Trump administration, in an apparent threat to resume testing of nuclear explosives and long-range missiles. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea slams U.S., hints at resuming nuclear, ICBM tests

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

In this photo taken during Dec. 27 - Dec. 31, 2021 and provided on Jan. 1, 2022 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea fires projectile into sea in the fourth launch this month, South Korea says on Monday, Jan. 17, 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)

Seoul: North Korea fires projectile in 4th launch this month

Associated Press

FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile on Jan. 11, 2022 in North Korea. North Korea on Friday, Jan. 14, berated the Biden administration for imposing fresh sanctions against the country over its latest missile tests and warned of stronger and more explicit action if Washington maintains its “confrontational stance.” 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: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

N. Korea fires fresh missiles in response to U.S. sanctions

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile in North Korea on Jan. 5, 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 language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea’s second missile launch of new year feeds hypersonic fears

By Guy Taylor and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second weapons launch in a week, the militaries of South Korea and Japan said. The Korean letters read &quot;UN Security Council meeting.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires possible missile into sea amid stalled talks

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile in North Korea on Jan. 5, 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 language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

S. Korea disputes North’s claim of hypersonic missile test

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Workers stand near Beijing Winter Olympics log during a rehearsal of a victory ceremony at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China on Jan. 3, 2022. The Beijing Winter Olympics open in 30 days, and Norway is expected to head the medal table for the second straight time, even topping its record haul of 39 medals in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. This is the prediction of U.S.-based Gracenote Sports, which released its outlook on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 with the Olympics opening on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

North Korea tells China it cannot appear at the Beijing Olympics, blames U.S. and COVID-19

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A worker labors to assemble the Olympic Rings onto of a tower on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Beijing will host the Winter Olympics in a month's time, making it the world's first dual Olympic city having hosted both the Summer and Winter games. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Banned from the Olympics by IOC, North Korea puts blame elsewhere

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile in North Korea Wednesday, Jan. 5, 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 language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says it successfully launched hypersonic missile

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, bottom, are seen in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, its first public weapons launch in about two months and a signal that Pyongyang isn't interested in rejoining denuclearization talks anytime soon and would rather focus on boosting its weapons arsenal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires ballistic missile into the sea in first test in two months

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

illustration on North Korea by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

North Korea more isolated and unpredictable

By Joseph R. DeTrani

Citizens visit the bronze statues of their late leaders Kim Il-sung, left, and Kim Jong-il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, on the occasion of 10th anniversary of the demise of Kim Jong-il. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)

North Korea calls for unity on anniversary of Kim Jong-il’s death

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this April 15, 2012, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves from a balcony at the end of a military parade at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Since taking power after his father's death in 2011, Kim has spent 10 years erasing doubts that he was too young and weak to extend his family’s brutal dynastic grip over the impoverished, nuclear-armed state. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, bumps elbows with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Austin said Thursday that China's pursuit of hypersonic weapons "increases tensions in the region" and vowed the U.S. would maintain its capability to deter potential threats posed by China. (Ahn Jung-hwan/Yonhap via AP)

Pentagon chief slams China’s drive for hypersonic weapons

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

People walk in the Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Nov. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)

Korea peace declaration wouldn’t secure real peace

By Bruce Klingner - The Washington Times