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U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Joseph Yun answers questions from reporters. "The contacts are occurring regularly between Joseph Yun, the U.S. envoy for North Korea policy, and Pak Song Il, a senior North Korean diplomat at the country's U.N. mission," a report said. (Toru Yamanaka/Pool Photo via AP)

US, North Korea have been in backchannel talks for months: Report

Joel Gehrke · August 11, 2017 3:00 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday split with President Trump on his tough rhetoric against North Korea, and said she believes such talk is the "wrong answer." (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Angela Merkel on North Korea: ‘Escalating the rhetoric is the wrong answer’

Melissa Quinn · August 11, 2017 2:07 pm

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, speaks before a security briefing at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Is the promise of fire and fury effective in disarming North Korea’s nuclear threats?

Washington Examiner Staff · August 11, 2017 1:30 pm

The ground-based THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] system is 15 for 15 in tests against mock North Korean-style medium range missiles. (Photo Credit: Missile Defense Agency)

National Security

‘Locked and loaded’ could mean the first use of the US missile shield

Jamie McIntyre · August 11, 2017 1:24 pm

A state-run Chinese newspaper argued that China should "stay neutral" if North Korean military threatens the U.S., but that China should move to block the U.S. if it moves first to alter the status quo on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese paper: China should ‘stay neutral’ if North Korea threatens US

Pete Kasperowicz · August 11, 2017 1:14 pm

Guam Homeland Security released a safety fact sheet to the island's 160,000 residents on "preparing for an imminent missile threat" in response to North Korea's possible missile launch toward the U.S. territory. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

National Security

Guam issues fact sheet on ‘preparing for an imminent missile threat’

Anna Giaritelli · August 11, 2017 12:13 pm

President Trump on Friday warned North Korea that the U.S. military is "locked and loaded" if it decides to attack Guam or another part of the country. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: US military is ‘locked and loaded’ if North Korea attacks

Anna Giaritelli · August 11, 2017 11:49 am

Bring Back Containment

Robert Joseph · August 11, 2017 6:20 am

A White House blueprint released in March increased the target budget of the Missile Defense Agency $379 million from the previous year. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)

National Security

Trump promises ‘many billions’ for missile defense upgrade

Gabby Morrongiello · August 10, 2017 9:38 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Trump's warning that North Korea will face "fire and fury" was an expression of the global concern surrounding the regime's pursuit of nuclear missiles. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

National Security

Jim Mattis on Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ warning: ‘The rhetoric is up to the president’

Travis J. Tritten · August 10, 2017 7:29 pm

President Trump said Thursday his warning that the U.S. would meet North Korea with "fire and fury" may not have been tough enough. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump: ‘Fire and fury’ warning to North Korea might not have been tough enough

Melissa Quinn · August 10, 2017 6:59 pm

U.S. officials told NBC News the intelligence agencies, including the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, support an assessment completed by the Defense Intelligence Agency and revealed by the Washington Post on Tuesday. At the time of the Post's report, it wasn't clear whether other intelligence agencies backed the Defense Intelligence Agency's analysis. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

CIA, other spy agencies agree North Korea has mini nuclear weapon: Report

Melissa Quinn · August 10, 2017 5:17 pm