(FILES) This file photo dated 10 October(01 of07)
Open Image ModalPyongyang, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE\'S REPUBLIC OF: (FILES) This file photo dated 10 October 2005 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il returning a salute to Korean People\'s Army soldiers marching in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to mark the 60th anniversary of the Workers\' Party of Korea. North Korea 16 February 2006 marked the 64th birthday of leader Kim Jong-Il with a bout of sabre-rattling and a warning that the nuclear standoff will never be settled unless Washington makes concessions. AFP PHOTO/KCNA via KNS/FILES (Photo credit should read KCNA VIA KOREAN NEWS SERVICE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KCNA VIA KOREAN NEWS SERVICE via Getty Images)
North Korea Rocket Launch(02 of07)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this April 5, 2009 image made from KRT video, a rocket is lifted off from its launch pad in Musudan-ri, North Korea. North Korea announced Friday, March 16, 2012, it plans to launch a long-range rocket mounted with a satellite next month, a surprise move that comes weeks after it agreed to nuclear concessions including a moratorium on long-range missile tests. The launch plan comes as North Korea prepares to celebrate the April 15 centenary of the birth of its founder, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/KRT TV, File) NORTH KOREA OUT, TV OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
North Korea Nuclear(03 of07)
Open Image ModalFile - In this April 5, 2009 file image made from KRT video, and made available for the first time Tuesday April 7, 2009, showing the launch of a missile in Musudan-ri, North Korea. North Korea defiantly declared Monday, May 25, 2009, that it successfully carried out its second underground nuclear test _ a major provocation less than two months after launching a rocket widely believed to be a test of its long-range missile technology. The regime also test-fired a short-range, ground-to-air missile Monday from that same northeastern launchpad, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing unnamed sources. South Korea\'s military said it was looking into the report. (AP Photo/KRT TV, File) ** NORTH KOREA OUT - TV OUT ** (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
North Korea Iran Missiles(04 of07)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this April 5, 2009 image made from KRT video, a rocket lifts off from its launch pad in Musudan-ri, North Korea. North Korea plans the satellite launch sometime between April 12 and 16, 2012. North Korea first tried to launch a satellite back in 1998. It tried again in 2006 and 2009, but international observers say neither succeeded. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) NORTH KOREA OUT, TV OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NKOREA-MISSILE-KIM(05 of07)
Open Image ModalThis picture taken by North Korea\'s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 12, 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un clapping his hands to celebrate the launching of the Unha-3 rocket, carrying the satellite Kwangmyongsong-3, at the general satellite control and command center in Pyongyang. North Korea\'s leader has ordered more satellite launches, state media said on December 14, 2012, two days after Pyongyang\'s long-range rocket launch triggered global outrage and UN condemnation. ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT \'AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS\' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS AFP PHOTO / KCNA via KNS (Photo credit should read KNS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
NKOREA-MISSILE-KIM(06 of07)
Open Image ModalThis picture taken by North Korea\'s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 12, 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un clapping his hands to celebrate the launching of the Unha-3 rocket, carrying the satellite Kwangmyongsong-3, at the general satellite control and command center in Pyongyang. North Korea\'s leader has ordered more satellite launches, state media said on December 14, 2012, two days after Pyongyang\'s long-range rocket launch triggered global outrage and UN condemnation. ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT \'AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS\' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS AFP PHOTO / KCNA via KNS (Photo credit should read KNS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
North Korea Nuclear(07 of07)
Open Image ModalIn this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gestures as he watches a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea said on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, it has conducted a hydrogen bomb test. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)