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A person passes by a bouquet of Workers Party flags along a main street of the Central District in Pyongyang, North Korea, last week.

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North Korea's Kim Talks Of New Weapons, But Leaves Door Open For Biden

6:05am January 13, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Kim Jong Un calls for beefing up his country's nuclear and military capabilities, but appears to be leaving open the possibility for negotiation with the incoming Biden administration.

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks during a White House news briefing in October.

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4:55pm December 06, 2018

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to National Security Adviser John Bolton about natural security threats posed by China and the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island, in Singapore, on June 12.

Trump Says China To Blame For Hurting U.S.-North Korean Relations

7:12am August 30, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the president implied that Beijing was pressuring Pyongyang due to the ongoing trade disputes between China and the United States.

National security adviser John Bolton, center, and President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly, right, attend a Cabinet meeting in the White House, Tuesday, last month.

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North Korea Lashes Out At Administration Officials 'Going Against' President Trump

7:29am August 10, 2018

by Scott Neuman

North Korea's foreign ministry says improved relations outlined in the Singapore summit are being derailed by "high-level officials" who are "going against the intention of President Trump."

This July 22 satellite image, released and annotated by 38 North on Monday, shows what the U.S. research group says is the partial dismantling of the rail-mounted transfer structure (center) at the Sohae launch site in North Korea.

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OPINION: The U.S. And North Korea Have Made Progress. Here's How They Can Keep It Up

2:21pm July 27, 2018

by Joel Wit

North Korea's moves to return U.S. remains and dismantle sites are not meaningless. Now, the U.S. should take the denuclearization bull by the horns, writes a veteran U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang.

A photo taken in February 2017 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the launch of the solid-fuel medium long-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 at an undisclosed location.

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North Korea Reportedly Expanding Ballistic Missile Production Facility

9:22am July 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Wall Street Journal reports that work to expand a facility for the production of solid-fuel ballistic missiles was underway as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was with President Trump.

A photo of President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on display as a member of People's Democratic Party stands in opposition of military exercises between the United States and South Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.

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U.S. And South Korea Agree To Suspend Upcoming Military Exercises Indefinitely

11:45pm June 23, 2018

by Gabriela Saldivia

The announcement of additional suspensions follows the summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this month.

A screenshot of a video shared on White House social media accounts. The video — a fake movie trailer encouraging cooperation between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — was shown to Kim by Trump himself on an iPad toward the end of

'Shaking The Hand Of Peace': Unpacking Trump's North Korea Movie Trailer

8:15pm June 13, 2018

A four-minute fake movie trailer created by the Trump administration for Kim Jong Un is decidedly odd. Culture critic Glen Weldon asks National Security Correspondent David Welna what it all means.

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White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a television interview outside the West Wing of the White House on May 18. President Trump tweeted that Kudlow suffered a heart attack and is hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center.

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Top White House Economic Aide Larry Kudlow Has Heart Attack, Trump Says

10:30pm June 11, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Moments before President Trump headed into his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he tweeted that the chief economic adviser was being hospitalized near Washington, D.C.