Missiles

People watch a TV screen showing a local news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. A Trump administration official said it is up to the Pentagon to decide if North Korea's continued missile launches and weapons tests warrant action from the United States. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US mulls shooting down North Korea missiles: Report

Anna Giaritelli · September 19, 2017 1:05 pm

Brzezinski said she "could see the leader of North Korea, who is equally potentially, you know, imbalanced and hard to predict, reacting badly" to Trump's tweets. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Mika Brzezinski: Trump, Kim Jong Un are equally ‘imbalanced’

Pete Kasperowicz · September 18, 2017 12:21 pm

President Trump has not ruled out a military option for addressing North Korea's missile and nuclear tests, and McMaster warned Friday the rogue regime's continued testing means "we're out of time." (Kyodo News via AP)

National Security

H.R. McMaster: US has to move with ‘great sense of urgency’ to deal with North Korea

Melissa Quinn · September 17, 2017 2:33 pm

"It was not an empty threat. What we were doing is being responsible," Haley said. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Nikki Haley: Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ comment was no empty threat despite continued North Korean tests

Kyle Feldscher · September 17, 2017 1:23 pm

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to complete its nuclear program -- bringing it near its goal of "equilibrium" with the United States' military. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

North Korea ready to complete nuclear program

Kelly Cohen · September 16, 2017 6:04 pm

The North Korean government launched an intermediate-range missile that flew over Japan in its longest-ever flight on Friday, showing that leader Kim Jong Un is defiantly pushing to bolster his weapons programs despite U.S.-led international pressure.
(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

National Security

North Korea missile test shows it can hit Guam

Pete Kasperowicz · September 15, 2017 11:44 am

North Korea has conducted multiple missile tests this summer. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

National Security

North Korea fires missile over Japan

Diana Stancy Correll · September 14, 2017 10:28 pm

The statement is a break from how US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley described the sanctions. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Trump: UN’s North Korea sanctions are ‘not a big deal’

Anna Giaritelli · September 12, 2017 5:07 pm

New sanctions add diplomatic pressure on North Korea

New sanctions add diplomatic pressure on North Korea

Washington Examiner Staff · September 12, 2017 5:02 pm

Miss America pageant rips President Trump, but admits no proof of Russia collusion

Red Alert Politics

Miss America pageant rips President Trump, but admits no proof of Russia collusion

Siraj Hashmi · September 11, 2017 9:58 pm

The North Korean government recently test launched a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

Britain’s defense secretary just revealed something scary about North Korea’s missile program

Tom Rogan · September 11, 2017 12:59 pm

McCain also implored for better relations between the U.S. with Japan and South Korea. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain: Kim Jong Un needs to know the price of aggression ‘will be extinction’

Naomi Lim · September 10, 2017 3:30 pm