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FILE- In this combination of file photos, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 16, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a meeting with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in in Panmunjom, South Korea, on April 27, 2018. Ahead of a planned summit Tuesday, June 12, in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korean autocrat Kim Jong Un, there has been talk of complete denuclearization, North Korea has shut down (for now) its nuclear test site, and senior U.S. and North Korean officials have shuttled between Pyongyang and Washington for meetings with Kim and Trump. The top U.S. diplomat declared that “Chairman Kim shares the objectives with the American people” amid talk of a grand bargain that could see North Korean disarmament met with a massive influx of outside aid. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File)

Reality check on optimism swirling around Trump-Kim summit

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

In this May 9, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a meeting at Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. 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 replaces top three military officials ahead of nuclear summit

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 26, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

In Asia, Mattis to face allies seeking answers on NKorea

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk, during a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, May 31, 2018 . Lavrov's visit to North Korea comes ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is seen as an attempt by Moscow to ensure its voice is heard in the North's diplomatic overtures with Washington, Seoul and Beijing.(Valery Sharifulin/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)

Kim Jong Un complains of US ‘hegemonism’ as summit nears

By ERIC TALMADGE and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Kim Yong Chol, foreground, a former military intelligence chief who is now North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's top official on inter-Korean relations, arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Kim Yong Chol was headed to New York for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Madoka Ikegami/Kyodo News via AP)

Top North Korean official heads to US for pre-summit talks

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, May 29, 2018, to travel to Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump praises Kim Jong-un, progress toward summit with North Korea

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this May 26, 2018, photo provided on May 27, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shake hands after their meeting at the northern side of Panmunjom in North Korea. 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)

S. Korea: Kim commits to summit with Trump, denuclearization

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a photo inside the Peace House at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP. Pool, File)

Canceled Trump-Kim summit tests Moon’s middleman role

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Protesters hold candle lights during a rally to denounce the United States' policies against North Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 25, 2018. North Korea said Friday that it's still willing to sit down for talks with the United States &quot;at any time, at any format&quot; just hours after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

With US talks in limbo, Korean leaders hold surprise summit

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, Moon try to keep NKorea summit on track amid doubts

By ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

In this May 10, 2018, photo, former North Korean spy Seo Ok-yeol, 89, who spent 29 years in a prison, speaks during an interview at his home in Gwangju, South Korea. After decades trapped in lives they didn’t want in South Korea, nearly 20 elderly former North Korean spies are hoping the recent thaw in tensions between their countries will pave the way for their long-awaited return home. (AP Photo/ Hyung-jin Kim)

Elderly North Korean spies trapped in South yearn for home

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says summit with North Korea ‘may not work out’ for June 12

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Pompeo says NK could benefit from US investment

Associated Press

In this May 16, 2018, file photo, a U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet lands as South Korea and the United States conduct the Max Thunder joint military exercise at an air base in Gwangju, South Korea. North Korean media are stepping up their rhetorical attacks on South Korea and joint military exercises with the United States, warning that a budding detente could be in danger. State media unleashed three strongly worded commentaries Tuesday, May 22, 2018, slamming Seoul and Washington for the maneuvers and demanding Seoul take action against defectors it claimed were sending anti-North Korea propaganda leaflets across the border. (Park Chul-hog/Yonhap via AP)

As summit looms, North Korean media return to angry tone

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. North Korea on Wednesday threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it has no interest in a &quot;one-sided&quot; affair meant to pressure Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons. The signs read: &quot; Trying to test Trump.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

N. Korea unlikely to return to talks with South over drills

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, prepares to shake hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in over the military demarcation line at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. After a few months of rapprochement, North Korea abruptly called off scheduled high-level talks with South Korea on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, and warned the U.S. that a planned summit with President Donald Trump could be at risk. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File)

Timeline of recent events on the Korean peninsula

Associated Press

A man watches a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. North Korea's breaking off a high-level meeting with South Korea and threatening to scrap next month's historic summit with President Trump over allied military drills is seen as a move by Kim to gain leverage and establish that he's entering the crucial nuclear negotiations from a position of strength. Washington and Seoul, which have no intentions to overpay for whatever Kim brings to the table, say international sanctions forced Kim into talks after a flurry of weapons tests. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

False starts, failures in diplomacy with North Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 27, 2018 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands after signing on a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. The two Koreas will hold a high-level meeting on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, to discuss setting up military and Red Cross talks aimed at reducing border tension and restarting reunions between families separated by the Korean War. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File)

North Korea threatens to cancel Trump-Kim summit over drills

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

A combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, in Cleveland, Ohio, May 5, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, in Panmunjom, South Korea, April 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File) **FILE**

North Korea cancels talks with South, threatens to pull out of U.S. summit: Report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

South Korea's national soccer team head coach Shin Tae-yong, center bottom, announces a name of Son Heung-min as a member of squad for the 2018 Russia World Cup during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea’s Son set for a quick turnaround for World Cup

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press