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Atrocious experience here in prison and yet he has been among the most vocal supporters of normalizing relations. >> tao: it took several trips to vietnam. and so he could see vietnam in a different light. its no longer a war. its a country with people. >> anthony: have you been out with returning veterans from -- >> tao: oh, yes. all the time. >> anthony: did they often want to go to the area that they served? >> tao: oh, yes. >> anthony: did they often even meet with the people they fought? >>...

A stark warning to north korea to never doubt americas military power. company the vice president of the cases north dakota senator john hogan.this in the senate homeland security committee cochair of the senate air force caucus and former governor of the state. welcome, thank you for being with us tonight. >> we think of b-52s, and a lot of people think about the cold war in the 1950s and 1960s. ive this has been a key of our defense on the front lines especially when youre facing threats of ki...

Tillerson confirmed the u.s. buildup for that will add 4,000 troops in the country. hours latering secretary tillerson made another unannounced stop in baghdad this time. he is looking to consolidate an air coalition to neutralize irans influence in the region. defense secretary james mattis talking tough on north korea with ten of his counter parts in the philippines as reports indicate u.s. is preparing to place b-52 bombers on a 24 hour alert for the first time since 1991. senior foreign affa...

London. can you tell us more about the bombers? >> we have a little bit more information about that now, sandra. the word had been that reports were that these bombers were getting ready for some intense activity. air force right now is pushing back a little bit on that. the defense one website had been reporting the preparations were being made at a louisiana air base to have nuclear armed b-52 at readiness not seen since the cold war. fox news is being told while preparations are being made at...

It to the democrats. it could be a wall, a repeal of the obamacare mandate. or they are looking to get something. >> melissa: rachel bait, great information, think of her coming on. >> happy to be here. >> jon: james mattis meeting today with his counterparts on the nuclear threat from north korea. while the u.s. air force is making preparations that could place the b-52 bombers on 24-hour alert. senior foreign affairs live in london with more on that. >> i think the bomber story, i think it is ...

To reach out. i think the john mccain story is particularly interesting because heres a guy who had an atrocious experience here in prison and yet he has been among the most vocal supporters of normalizing relations. >> tao: it took several trips to vietnam. and so he could see vietnam in a different light. its no longer a war. its a country with people. >> anthony: have you been out with returning veterans from -- >> tao: oh, yes. all the time. >> anthony: did they often want to go to the area ...

Integration with the european union and with the west. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. and its nato allies are preparing to send their own signal to putin. american b-1 bombers and b-52 strat oh fortress which can carry 70,000 pounds of bombs. analysts say it is a show of force aimed at russia which is about to conduct massive military exercises of its own. in an operation, russian troops estimated to number in tens of thousands and partners from bell rose will display fire power and territory ne...

Intercontinental ballistic missile when it shot one down in space. now, its noteworthy there is another kind of missile defense and thats from u.s. navy warships. in june the uss paul jones conducted a ballistic missile test and it failed. now, thats missile defense. there is a third option, people dont talk about it that much, but thats missile offense. the united states has over 400 intercontinental ballistic missiles of its own. it just conducted a test last month. these 400 missiles are loca...

This one is called a b29 super fortress. there are two of them at the air show this year. is the first time since the korean war that two of them have time. going that far back. on the other camera, again. i navy aircraft. huge aircraft. it is called poseidon five mph. that is something that throws depth charges and blows up summering aircraft. the military stuff is crazy. and back on our camera. follow me over here. this is spread out all over everywhere. you know at this one is? this is a reli...

This? >> thats really this kind of military response is really more of a signal of resolve for our allies rather than a hope that north korea will be deterred from their actions. the b-1 is not nuclear capable, but in the past weve flown that along with nuclear capable b-52 to the area. leland: where does this go from here? we saw the president in hamburg with the chinese president. at one point he felt confident, that was the chocolate cake meeting in mar-a-lago. and now hes sitting back hoping...