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Nikki Haley, ambassador to the United Nations, who said the U.S. would not rule out a military response and was preparing a package of punishments for the Security Council to consider. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea ICBM test gives world bad options

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the launch of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile. (Associated Press) ** FILE**

North Korea’s ICBM threatens Alaska, East Asia power balance

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 15, 2017 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. South Korea's military said Tuesday, July 4, 2017 North Korea has launched another ballistic missile. The launch is part of a string of test-firings in recent months as the North works to build a nuclear-tipped missile that could reach the United States. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

N. Korea launches possibly most successful missile test yet

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet with President Trump to discuss a controversial U.S. missile defense system and nuclear issues with North Korea. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: A porcupine makes a difficult pet

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

North Korea Dilemma Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Otto Warmbier should be wake-up call about North Korea

By Joseph R. DeTrani

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet with President Trump to discuss a controversial U.S. missile defense system and nuclear issues with North Korea. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in to meet on North Korea, THAAD

By Guy Taylor and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Gung-ho culture at tour agency Warmbier used on N.Korea trip

By GERRY SHIH - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier, whose parents say has been in a coma while serving a 15-year prison term in North Korea, was released and returned to the United States Tuesday, June 13, 2017, as the Trump administration revealed a rare exchange with the reclusive country. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

US official’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ led to Warmbier’s release

By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

A suspected North Korean drone crashed near the border between North and South Korea in Inje. South Korean officials found the unmanned aircraft and it found that it had taken photos of a U.S. missile defense shield. Investigators found hundreds of photos. (Associated Press)

South Korean officials find drone along border

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Ambassadors to the United Nations raise hands in a U.N. Security Council resolution vote to sanction North Korea, Friday, June 2, 2017, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

UN votes to add 15 North Koreans, 4 entities to UN blacklist

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

An rocket designed to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missiles is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. The Pentagon says it has shot down a mock warhead over the Pacific in a success for America's missile defense program. The test was the first of its kind in nearly three years. And it was the first test ever targeting an intercontinental-range missile like North Korea is developing. (Matt Hartman via AP)

Interceptor rocket shoots down ballistic missile in test over Pacific Ocean

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017 photo, a North Korean soldier looks through a pair of binoculars as he stands at a guard tower on the border near Chongsu in North Korea's North Pyongan Province, as seen from across the border in Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning Province. The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said Friday, May 26, 2017, that Chinese officials have told Washington they have tightened border controls with North Korea as part of U.N. sanctions aimed at halting Pyongyang's nuclear and missile activities. (Chinatopix via AP)

US diplomat: China tightened border controls with N. Korea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

A drone is paraded in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea attack drones can strike Seoul in 1 hour

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Monday, May 22, 2017, photo distributed by the North Korean government, a solid-fuel "Pukguksong-2" missile lifts off during its launch test at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea fired a solid-fuel ballistic missile Sunday that can be harder for outsiders to detect before launch and later said the test was hailed as perfect by leader Kim Jong Un. The official Korean Central News Agency confirmed Monday the missile was a Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile also launched in February. The missile flew about 500 kilometers (310 miles) and reached a height of 560 kilometers (350 miles) Sunday before plunging into the Pacific Ocean. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

France sounds alarm at U.N. over latest North Korea missile test

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

This May 14, 2017, photo distributed by the North Korean government shows the &quot;Hwasong-12,&quot; a new type of ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on Monday, May 15, 2017, boasted of a successful weekend launch of a new type of &quot;medium long-range&quot; ballistic rocket that can carry a nuclear warhead. Outsiders also saw a significant technological jump, with the test-fire apparently flying higher and for a longer time period than any other such previous missile. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The Latest: Security Council condemns NKorea missile test

Associated Press

People watch a TV news program showing a file image of a missile launch conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 14, 2017. North Korea on Sunday test-launched a ballistic missile that landed in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean, Japanese and U.S. militaries said. The launch is a direct challenge to the new South Korean president elected four days ago and comes as U.S., Japanese and European navies gather for joint war games in the Pacific. The signs read: &quot;A missile was fired from near Kusong in North Phyongan province.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea test-fires ‘new type’ of missile, falls into waters between Russia, Japan

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, April 15, 2017, file photo, a submarine missile is paraded across Kim Il-sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong-un. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Veteran U.S. negotiator sees growing China pressure on North Korea over nukes

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Kim Jong-un (Associated Press) ** FILE **

North Korea says it will seek extradition of plot culprits

Associated Press

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he was open to visiting rival North Korea under the right conditions to talk about Pyongyang's aggressive pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles. U.S. forces remain on high alert in the region. (Associated Press)

South Korea President Moon Jae-in charts path with Pyongyang

By Carlo Munoz The Washington Times - The Washington Times

LED IN: South Korean presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party is greeted by his supporters during an election campaign in Goyang, South Korea, Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (Associated Press)

Moon Jae-in, South Korea election front-runner, risks clash with Donald Trump

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times