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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, June 18, 2021. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea rejects Biden administration’s offer for talks ‘without preconditions’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, June 18, 2021. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Biden administration offers to meet North Koreans ‘anytime, without preconditions’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, June 17, 2021. Kim ordered his government to be fully prepared for confrontation with the Biden administration, state media reported Friday, June 18, days after the United States and other major powers urged the North to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks. 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’s Kim Jong-un vows to be ready for confrontation with U.S.

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Feb. 9, 2018, file photo, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un’s sister, likely being formally elevated in secretive N.K. regime

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a workshop of chief secretaries of city and county committees of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, March 4, 2021. 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)

U.S. losing leverage to stop North Korea nuclear programs, experts say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this May 21, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden listens as South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. North Korea said Monday, May 31, the U.S. allowing South Korea to build more powerful missiles was an example of the U.S.'s hostile policy against the North, warning that it could lead to an “acute and instable situation” on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

North accuses U.S. of hostility for South Korean missile decision

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

China’s DF-26 ballistic missiles worry the U.S. because they can be fired from long ranges with enough precision to attack a moving ship. (Associated Press)

China continues proliferation of nuclear tech, missiles: Report

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden listens as South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

South Korean leader: Joe Biden tapping North Korea envoy is de facto outreach

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - This March 25, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea. North Korea on Monday, March 29, 2021, accused the United Nations of a “double standard” over its dealings of the North’s recent missile launches, warning it of a serious consequence. 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)

Anthony Blinken: Nuke talks now up to North Korea

By David Sherfinski and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in answers reporter's question after he delivered a special address to mark the fourth anniversary of his inauguration at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 10, 2021. South Korea's leader said Monday he'll use his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden to push to restart diplomacy with North Korea, saying that Biden favors a diplomatic, phased approach to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. (Choi Jae-gu/Yonhap via AP) **FILE**

China threat looms large as South Korea’s Moon prepares for Biden summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this March 13, 2013 photo, Maj. Gen. Paul LaCamera, new Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson to LaCamera is photographed at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. Preparing for peace is a major shift for LaCamera and his soldiers. The general was among the first American combat troops into Afghanistan in 2001. In the years since, he and Fort Carson's nearly 25,000 other troops have been commuting to war, with all-too-brief stops at home between fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis) MAGS OUT

Gen. Paul LaCamera warns North Korean conventional forces are a threat, too

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Park Sang-hak, speaks to the media upon his arrival at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 10, 2021. South Korean police in Monday summoned the activist who said he flew hundreds of thousands of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets toward North Korea in defiance of a new controversial law that criminalizes such activities. (Hong Hye-in/Yonhap via AP)

S.Korean police summon activist over anti-N.Korean leaflets

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In his first public speech since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a dinner hosted by Palmetto Family on Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard/File)

Trump-era officials join leaders to promote world peace

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 15, 2011, file photo, Park Sang-hak, center, a refugee from the North who now runs the group Fighters for a Free North Korea from a small Seoul office, and South Korean conservative activists prepare to release balloons bearing leaflets condemning North Korean leader during an anti-North Korea rally against &quot;The Day of the Sun,&quot; the anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth 99 years, at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. Park said Friday, April 30, 2021, he launched 500,000 propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week in defiance of a contentious new law that criminalizes such actions. The balloons read &quot;Overthrow Kim Jong Il's dictatorship.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file)

S. Korea raids activist’s office over anti-North leaflets

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump may have cleared Biden’s path to check NKorea, experts tell Washington Times Foundation event

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, May 2, 2021. North Korea on Sunday warned the United States will face &quot;a very grave situation&quot; because President Joe Biden &quot;made a big blunder&quot; in his recent speech by calling the North a security threat and revealing his intent to maintain a hostile policy against it. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

China: US should push North Korea diplomacy, not pressure

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

NKorea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Biden speech

By Hyung-Jim Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea warns U.S. of ‘very grave situation’ over Biden speech

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a rally at Infinite Energy Center, to mark his 100th day in office, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Duluth, Ga. On Friday, April 30, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Biden’s plan to combat climate change will require Americans to limit their meat consumption by 90%, to just 4 pounds of red meat annually or one hamburger per month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House: Biden will deploy a middle-ground approach to N. Korea

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken listens as President Joe Biden delivers remarks to State Department staff, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden foreign policy marked stumbles on Iran, Russia, China

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times