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In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party Politburo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down capital Pyongyang as part of frantic efforts to guard against the coronavirus and its economic damage, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

S. Korea agency says N. Korea executed people, shut capital

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium to speak at a campaign stop at the South Slope Community Center in North Liberty, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Joe Biden Cabinet: Anthony Blinken, Janet Yellen, John Kerry tapped for plum posts

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This Nov. 29, 2017, file image provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, third from left, and what the North Korean government calls the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

U.S. Navy shoots down ICBM in ‘defense of Hawaii’ test

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

North Korean defector Kang Mi-Jin speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Before fleeing authoritarian North Korea in 2009, Kang was regularly mobilized by the state for military-like productivity campaigns that were a source of both pride and pain. She was happy to be chosen to give a speech pledging loyalty to the ruling Kim family; less so when a tunneling construction project left her with a big scalp laceration. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea waging propaganda-heavy, 80-day labor campaign

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

North Korea calls UN nuclear watchdog `a marionette’ of West

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Illustration on a one party government by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Democrats’ one-party control would be a disaster for America

By Adam Goodman

In this Oct. 25, 2015, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gestures as he watches a military parade during celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of North Korea's Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. For months, North Korea has been relatively uncombative, as Kim grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, a string of natural disasters and the deepening economic pain from years of tough U.S.-led sanctions. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Iran, North Korea, Russia mum on Biden win, anticipate return to Obama-era policies

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 12, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news conference at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Joe Biden’s ‘values-based’ foreign policy is a loser

By Brandon J. Weichert

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, a delivery courier rides a motorbike decorated with a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump and &quot;Trump 2020&quot; flags in Beijing. Tuesday's U.S. election, what's at stake if Donald Trump's presidency ends — or if it continues? Nation by nation, how is Election Day in the United States being watched, considered, assessed? It's all about trade for China — but trade is about hitting economic growth targets at home and being a technology leader abroad. The stormy commercial relationship between the world's two biggest economies since President Donald Trump took office is front and center in China's view of the U.S. election. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the US

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This image made from video broadcasted by North Korea's KRT, shows a military parade with what appears to be possible new intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a massive military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party. (KRT via AP)

North Korea’s ‘October surprise’ highlights the importance of U.S. homeland missile defense

By Patty-Jane Geller

Illustration on defending against North Korean nuclear weapons by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Only Star Wars can beat North Korea’s nukes

By Brandon J. Weichert

FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. After two years in the spotlight at the U.N. General Assembly, North Korea this year is mostly an afterthought. The nation warranted only a single, rehashed sentence in Trump’s address and has been largely overshadowed by other standoffs and scandals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Kim Jong-un threatens Trump with new ballistic missile capable of targeting U.S.

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, greet prior to their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, ahead of the four Indo-Pacific nations' foreign ministers meeting. (Charly Triballeau/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Japan vows to boost missile defense after North Korea parade

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

In this image made from video broadcasted by North Korea's KRT, military parade is held to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party in Pyongyang Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020.(KRT via AP)

Kim Jong-un unveils North Korea missile to send Trump a message

By Guy Taylor and Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This image made from video broadcasted by North Korea's KRT, shows a military parade with what appears to be a possible new solid-fuel missile at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a massive military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party. (KRT via AP)

SKorea worries about missile shown in NKorea military parade

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this image made from video broadcasted by North Korea's KRT, military parade is held to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party in Pyongyang Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020.(KRT via AP)

North Korea shows off new ICBM

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Delegates head to watch a performance of Samjiyon Orchestra for a celebration of the 75th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea at the Samjiyon Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo Cha Song Ho).

North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

People watch a TV showing an image of Jo Song Gil, the North Korea's former ambassador to Italy, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Jo who had vanished in Italy in late 2018, lives in South Korea under government protection, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The Korean letters read: &quot;Who is the North Korean Jo Song Gil.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Lawmakers: North Korean ex-envoy to Italy defected to South

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, warheads are paraded during a military parade during celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of North Korea's Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. For months, North Korea has been relatively uncombative, as leader Kim Jong Un grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, a string of natural disasters and the deepening economic pain from years of tough U.S.-led sanctions. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

North Korea may show new missiles at weekend military parade

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press