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Defense Secretary James Mattis attends a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, with Republican congressional leaders. Mattis says North Korea is continuing to build missiles that can &quot;threaten everywhere in the world.&quot; Mattis says a missile that North Korea launched early Wednesday local time flew higher than its previous projectiles. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NKorea launches ICBM in possibly its longest-range test yet

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Defense Secretary James Mattis attends a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, with Republican congressional leaders. Mattis says North Korea is continuing to build missiles that can &quot;threaten everywhere in the world.&quot; Mattis says a missile that North Korea launched early Wednesday local time flew higher than its previous projectiles. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Philippines expresses concern about NKorea test

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Three North Korean soldiers look at the South side near the spot where a North Korean soldier crossed the border on Nov. 13, at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. South Korea is reportedly broadcasting into North Korea news of the recent escape of the North Korean soldier over the rivals' border as part of its psychological warfare against the North. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Report: Seoul broadcasts news of NKorean defection at border

By LEE JIN-MAN and YOUKYUNG LEE - Associated Press

Jason Statham stars in "The Fate of the Furious." (Universal Pictures via AP) ** FILE **

North Korean defector ‘Oh’ likens escape to Jason Statham movie, loves American TV

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

American Negotiations with North Korea Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Donald Trump’s visit to Seoul was success

By Joseph R. DeTrani

"It has been clear from the outset [of his presidency] that President Trump is willing to do what it takes to bring the North Koreans to the negotiating table," said Choo Mi-ae, a leader of South Korea's Democratic Party. (Associated Press/File)

Choo Mi-ae, South Korean party leader, sees promise in Trump’s hawkish stand on North Korea

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 23, 2014, file photo taken with slow shutter speed, athletes pass the Olympic rings during the men's 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. World Anti-Doping Agency investigations into doping haven't encouraged Russian athletes to speak out about abuses, but instead, there is a public hunt for whistleblowers, as Tuesday Nov. 14, 2017, Russia seems to move closer to a ban from the upcoming Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, FILE)

IOC to decide Dec. 5 if Russia goes to 2018 Winter Olympics

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

In this Nov. 14, 2017, photo, foreign visitors watch the North Korea side from the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea. South Korea says it will deport an American man detained for allegedly attempting to cross the mine-strewn border into North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

S. Korea to deport US man for trying to cross to North Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo, South Korean former soccer player Park Ji-Sung holds an Olympic torch during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece. Park Ji-sung has achieved plenty of personal accolades, winning English Premier League and UEFA Champions League medals with Manchester United, and appearing at three World Cups. What he’s embarking on next, however, is what he considers his biggest challenge yet: helping to take South Korea to the highest levels of world soccer. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Park’s focus on future in Korea, eye on youth development

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump says US, China agree on NKorea nukes

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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2017, file photo, employees walk past logos of the Samsung Electronics Co. at its office in Seoul, South Korea. Overturning an appeals court's decision, South Korea's Supreme Court says on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, a family of a Samsung worker who died of brain tumor should be eligible for state compensation for occupational disease. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Samsung worker killed by brain tumor wins compensation case

By YOUKYUNG LEE - Associated Press

In this July 19, 2017, file photo, a South Korea army soldier gestures at the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. North Korean soldiers shot at and wounded a fellow soldier who was crossing a border village in an attempt to defect to South Korea on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, the South's military said. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Seoul: North Koreans fire at soldier trying to defect to South

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

This undated file photo distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea defector says Kim’s spy network is a major security gap

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon delivered the keynote address at the Global Rally for the Reunification of Korea at Seoul’s World Cup Stadium. (PHOTO CREDIT: HSA-UWC)

Seoul interfaith rally calls for reunification of Korean peninsula

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2017 file photo, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is escorted into Busan port, South Korea, after completing a joint drill with the South Korean military. The United States and South Korea on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, started joint naval exercises that will involve three U.S. aircraft carriers in what military officials describe as a clear warning to North Korea. The four-day drills that began in waters off South Korea's eastern coast come as President Donald Trump continues a visit to Asia that has been dominated by discussions over the North Korean nuclear threat. (Jo Jung-ho/Yonhap via AP, File)

US, S. Korea start drills in show of force against N. Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korea' Son Heung-min, second from right, fights for the ball against Colombia's and Davinson Sanchez and Abel Aguilar, right, during their friendly soccer match at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Son scores 2 to give South Korea 2-1 win over Colombia

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Colombia's Edwin Cardona, second from left, fights for the ball against South Korea' Lee Jae-sung and Son Heung-min, left, during their friendly soccer match at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Cardona apologizes amid racism storm in South Korea

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Trump, Xi having tea at start of China visit

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, smiles with South Korean President Moon Jae-In during a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (Jung Yeon-Je/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Donald Trump marks anniversary of his election during Korean visit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-In at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (Jung Yeon-Je/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump in South Korea urges North Korea to come to the bargaining table

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times