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The leader of the world's most isolated country Kim Jong Un has flouted international sanctions to develop North Korea's weapons program -- viewed as a direct threat to neighboring South Korea and Japan. Kim, a dictator who inherited power from his father in 2011, has also pledged to strengthen the country's nuclear arsenal, despite signals earlier in his reign he would support denuclearization. View the latest North Korea news and videos.

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Crew and officials from the United Nations Command and U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) secure UNC flags over transit cases of remains thought to be of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, before returning them to the United States for further processing and identification, in Wonsan, North Korea, July 27, 2018.

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US expresses frustration that North Korea is blocking efforts to recover remains of American casualties from Korean War

People wearing face masks walk before the portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il (centre R) on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 9, 2020. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP) (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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A burned car is seen in front of an apartment building damaged after shelling by the Ukrainian side in Kursk, Russia, on Sunday, August 11, 2024.

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A North Korean flag flies over the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, on July 19, 2022.

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Tennessee man arrested for allegedly using IT worker scheme to raise money for North Korea’s weapons program

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This photo provided by the North Korean government shows celebrations to mark the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units, during a ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, August 4, 2024.

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North Korea claims it’s sending 250 new missile launchers toward the South Korean border

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Putin visits North Korea to build ties 2:57

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) attend a signing ceremony following their bilateral talks at Kumsusan state residence in Pyongyang, on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna / POOL / AFP) / -- Editor's note : this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik - (Photo by KRISTINA KORMILITSYNA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Putin to visit Kim Jong Un in North Korea 2:44

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is greeted by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a welcoming ceremony at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024, in this still image taken from video. Kremlin.ru/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. WATERMARK FROM SOURCE.

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Crew and officials from the United Nations Command and U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) secure UNC flags over transit cases of remains thought to be of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, before returning them to the United States for further processing and identification, in Wonsan, North Korea, July 27, 2018.

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US expresses frustration that North Korea is blocking efforts to recover remains of American casualties from Korean War

Tennessee man arrested for allegedly using IT worker scheme to raise money for North Korea’s weapons program

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A 3D visualization of the Hwasong development shows a tall skyscraper on the left, with other towers lining a wide street.

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