phrase the united states' response. but not in this case. rex tillerson had 23 words to this reaction. north korea launched yet another intermediate-range ballistic missile. >> reporter: it's a different response from this administration. trump administration said they want to do things differently. i asked one expert here in beijing and said this may be the administration's way not to take the bait. north koreans have done this kind of a test before. maybe they don't want to take the bait and give the attention mostly cloudyians won. this short response wasn't meant to be provocative just meant to send a signal every time north korea does something it won't merit an equal response from the trump administration. now that said this is a vague response. done give any details about what the trump administration wants to do about north korea. to some people watching what could be the most tense situation in the world, guys