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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 file photo, South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's speech, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, that North Korea won’t develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the United States, but it’s possible it already has. After five atomic test explosions and a rising number of ballistic missile test launches, many experts believe that North Korea can arm short- and mid-range missiles with warheads that put Guam at risk. The letters on the screen read "New Year for Reunification." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2016, file photo, a man watches a TV news program showing a file image of a missile launch conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, to vow that North Korea’s push to develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the United States “won’t happen.” It may already have. The letters read "North attempted to fire a mid-range Musudan missile in June." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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In this photo released by the Lebanese Government, Lebanese Red Cross volunteers unload the coffin of a Lebanese victim who was killed in the Istanbul nightclub attack, at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Jan. 2, 2017. A jet carrying the bodies of three Lebanese citizens killed in the shooting at an Istanbul nightclub has landed in Beirut, with three others who were wounded aboard. The jet arrived Monday night from Istanbul where 39 people died in the New Year Eve's attack. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Government via AP)
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In this photo released by the Lebanese Government, Lebanese Prime minister Saad Hariri, right, greets an injured Lebanese man who was wounded in the Istanbul nightclub attack, inside a plane upon their arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Jan. 2, 2017. A jet carrying the bodies of three Lebanese citizens killed in the shooting at an Istanbul nightclub has landed in Beirut, with three others who were wounded aboard. The jet arrived Monday night from Istanbul where 39 people died in the New Year Eve's attack. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Government via AP)
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This image taken from CCTV provided by Haberturk Newspaper Monday Jan. 2, 2017 shows the man identified by police as the main suspect in the New Year's Day terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub, earlier that night before the attack. The attack at the nightclub in Istanbul's Ortakoy district during New Year's celebrations, killed dozens of people and wounded dozens of others. (CCTV/Haberturk Newspaper via AP)
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This image taken from CCTV provided by Haberturk Newspaper Monday Jan. 2, 2017, shows the man identified by police as the main suspect in the New Year's Day terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub, earlier that night before the attack. The attack at the nightclub in Istanbul's Ortakoy district during New Year's celebrations, killed dozens of people and wounded dozens of others.(CCTV/Haberturk Newspaper via AP)
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In this Oct. 18, 2014 photo, the interior of concrete structures called "Quonset huts" crumbles inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales province, northern Philippines. Naval Station Subic Bay used to be one of the largest U.S. military base outside the American mainland. It was partly damaged during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo forcing American troops from the more severely damaged Clark Air Base to relocate at Subic. It was closed in 1992 after the Philippine Senate voted not to extend the lease on the facility. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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"North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!" President-elect Donald Trump said via Twitter, which has been his favorite way of communicating directly with Americans and the rest of the world. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In a Sept. 21, 2014 file photo, Jim Bohen, portraying a volunteer in the Wayne Militia during the War of 1812, walks in front of Fort Wayne's historic barracks in Detroit during a War of 1812 event at Historic Ft. Wayne in Detroit, Mich. Historic Fort Wayne recently received $265,000 from the Kresge Foundation for the project. The grant covers developing a comprehensive plan for the underused riverfront complex. It aims to secure tenants, including community and cultural organizations, to renovate and use about 30 military buildings. (Brandy Baker/Detroit Free Press, File)
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Somali soldiers stand by a destroyed building near the scene of a suicide car bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Jan, 2, 2017. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint near Mogadishu's international airport Monday, killing at least three people, a Somali police officer said. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf plays soccer with friends during a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. The young boy who lost his arms in a refugee camp bomb blast is thriving in his new life in Massachusetts. At rear is camp counsellor Nabil Jalal. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf looks down as counselor Ibrahim Hassan ties his shoes before playing soccer at a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. The young boy who lost his arms in a refugee camp bomb blast is thriving in his new life in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf sits after completing a card for refugee children displaced in Syria during a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. The young boy who lost his arms in a refugee camp bomb blast is thriving in his new life in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf draws a heart while making a card for refugee children displaced in Syria during a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. The young boy who lost his arms in a refugee camp bomb blast is thriving in his new life in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf pauses prior to making a card for refugee children displaced in Syria during a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. The young boy who lost his arms in a refugee camp bomb blast is thriving in his new life in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf talks with counselors during a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. The young boy who lost his arms in a refugee camp bomb blast is thriving in his new life in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf kneels with friends after praying during a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. The young boy who lost his arms in a refugee camp bomb blast is thriving in his new life in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf, left, dashes away from Rayyan Jalal while playing capture the flag with friends during a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. The young boy who lost his arms in a refugee camp bomb blast is thriving in his new life in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee Ahmad Alkhalaf smiles while playing with friends during a day camp for local Muslim children in Sharon, Mass. "Anything is possible in this world. You just have to believe in yourself," says Ahmad, whose arms were blown off above the elbows in a refugee camp bomb blast in 2014, which also killed three of his brothers. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 photo, Kashmiri protesters run for cover amid tear gas smoke during a protest after Friday prayers in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Police fired teargas and shotgun pellets to disperse Kashmiris who gathered after Friday afternoon prayers to protest against Indian rule in the disputed region. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan, File)