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Despite North Korean bluster that it has the ability to launch a nuclear missile at U.S. bases in the Pacific, and President Trump's heated response, diplomats and politicians countered the threat of conflict is overblown. (Associated Press)

Rex Tillerson, James Mattis back up Donald Trump’s message to North Korea

By Guy Taylor and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this July 10, 2017, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis waits before an honor cordon at the Pentagon. The Trump administration is still sorting out “the big ideas” for a new Afghanistan strategy, beyond troop levels and other military details, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

James Mattis: North Korea risks ending ‘its regime and the destruction of its people’

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 8, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Analysis: Trump’s threat fits with North Korea’s image of US

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Rex Tillerson urges calm on North Korea, says no imminent threat

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks about North Korea during a briefing on the opioid crisis, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, North Korea trade escalating threats of fire

By FOSTER KLUG and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

President Trump's intense rhetoric mirrored in a way the often apocalyptic, belligerent tone North Korea has long used to threaten its neighbors, heightening fears that the escalating rhetorical war could lead one side or the other to miscalculate. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump threatens to rain ‘fire and fury’ on North Korea

By Guy Taylor and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - This file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea's northwest, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. The strongest U.N. sanctions in a generation may still prove no match for North Korea’s relentless nuclear weapons ambitions. Even in diplomatic triumph, the Trump administration is gambling that it has enough time to test if economic pressure can get Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian government to end its missile advances and atomic weapons tests (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

The Latest: Officials in Guam say it’s safe from North Korea

Associated Press

FILE - This file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea's northwest, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. The strongest U.N. sanctions in a generation may still prove no match for North Korea’s relentless nuclear weapons ambitions. Even in diplomatic triumph, the Trump administration is gambling that it has enough time to test if economic pressure can get Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian government to end its missile advances and atomic weapons tests (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Analysis: Even new UN sanctions might not budge North Korea

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Analysis: Sanctions may not halt North Korea nuclear program

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Bolstered by new harsher sanctions from the U.N., the U.S. and North Korea's neighbors are joining to isolate Pyongyang over its missile program. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump hails U.N.’s vote to further sanction North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, photo, Akira Fukatsu, a 65-year-old retiree, sits in front of a replica cannon in Verny Park in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. Residents of Yokosuka city, home to a major U.S. Naval Base, share their thoughts on North Korea and its recent intercontinental ballistic missile launches. &quot;We have no idea when and where (a missile) would strike. Honestly, I don’t think there is any way to prepare for it,” Fukatsu said on a bench in a park overlooking the Navy base. “We’re simply unlucky if one strikes here.” (AP Photo/Sherry Zheng)

N. Korean missile tests spook neighbors, but ‘what to do?’

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and KIM TONG-HYUNG and EMILY WANG - Associated Press

A North Korean flag flies with other flags of the ASEAN countries and its dialogue partners outside the Philippine International Convention Center, the venue for the Aug. 2-8, 2017 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, as a passenger plane flies above Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

US moves to have North Korea suspended from Asia forum

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

South Korean protesters and residents attend a rally against the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 31, 2017. They gathered to oppose the government's plan to install additional THAAD launchers. Banners held by the protesters read: "Absolutely oppose to THAAD deployment." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean aggression proves need for anti-missile system, Pentagon says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017 photo, a waitress sings at the Pyongyang Okryu-Gwan North Korean Restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. From state-run restaurants to construction sites, North Korean workers in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates face conditions akin to forced labor while being spied on by planted intelligence officers, eating little food and suffering physical abuse, authorities say. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Thousands of North Korean laborers in US-allied Gulf nations

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

This Friday, July 28, 2017, photo distributed by the North Korean government on Saturday, July 29, 2017, shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit the U.S. mainland, hours after the launch left analysts concluding that a wide swath of the United States, including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now in range of North Korean weapons. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The Latest: Seoul, Washington to talk over missile limits

Associated Press

In this July 4, 2017, file photo, distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile in North Korea. North Korea fired a ballistic missile Friday night, July 28, which landed in the ocean off Japan, Japanese officials said. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea fires missile that lands in sea off Japan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, July 26, 2017, photo, a mural of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in a white lab coat holding up a bottle of beer is seen at the entrance of the Taedonggang Brewery in Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang beers are generally reputed to be world-class, which is a matter of national pride among many North Koreans. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

N. Korea mysteriously nixes beer fest, but unveils new brew

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

The July 4 launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile from North Korea showed that a rogue dictator stands on the verge of possessing nuclear missiles that threaten U.S. shores. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea missile tests U.S. defense systems

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

This image made from video of a news bulletin aired by North Korea's KRT on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, shows what was said to be North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, center, applauding after the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea's northwest. (KRT via AP Video)

Take out Kim Jong-un? Sure. Here’s how

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

An image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was shown on a large TV screen with news Tuesday of the country's first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The top banner reads: "North Korea Missile." (Associated Press/File)

James Mattis: Landmark North Korean ballistic missile test will not bring U.S. to brink of war

By Carlo Muñoz and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times