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This morning from the defense minister in january. >> they will have an icbm capability. the coast of the united states or ourselves. >> reporter: the worst case scenario would be kim jong un could reach that milestone by july 23rd this summer, predicated on the north being able to develop a reliable missile system as well, on both fronts. and new construction with the nuclear reactor in pyongyang upping the ante for the potential sit down between donald trump and kim jong un. we dont know when ...

Point putin will make an offer to host this thing because its irresistible to have the media covering it in this sort of way. they both like that kind of thing. its going to happen. it doesnt mean that the meeting is going to occur, doesnt mean the meeting is going to be any good. >> this is all very good for north korea. north korea is now what, 95% of the way to a robust nuclear arsenal, with delivery systems, right? >> yes. >> now is the time for them to talk. >> absolutely. north korea is go...

Host this thing. because its irresistible to have the media covering in this sort of way. they both like that kind of thing. it doesnt mean the meeting will occur or be any good. >> but this is all very good for north korea. north korea is now what, 95% of the way to a robust nuclear arsenal with delivery systems, right? >> yes. >> now is the time for them to talk. >> absolutely. north korea is going to spin this as going into this summit meeting from a position of strength. theyre going to say,...

How would you express to listen in this issue? >> i think hes on the right track in terms of the broader theme of trying to pursue this diplomatically. the problem is, if you look at south korea being very much attached from the president trump administration, the timeline is less than six months now to credible icbm capability on the north korean side. and the chinese still not giving anywhere near enough. i think his notion of how successful diplomacy is at the moment is one that is not borne ...

Clear departure from three predecessors he is put a military option on the table. and he wants to continuously remind the regime of such because thats clearly what differentiates him from his predecessors. kim jong-un fundamentally believes this, that once he has the nuclearized icbm capability with the reentry capability and nuclear warhead. when he has it all together he thinks the united states will accept that just as we have done in the past. thats what he is banking on. trump understands t...

U.s. mainland possibly even population centers as far away as the east coast. here to talk about it with us tonight, retired four star general barry mccaffrey, a man who knows the korean peninsula and the pacific rim very well. he is also an msnbc military analyst. general, what worried you about this launch specifically? >> its another notch forward. i dont think theyve yet got a usable icbm capability, maybe a year to five. but theyve now clearly demonstrated theyve got the range. this thing w...

Here to talk about it with us tonight, retired four star general barry mccaffrey, a man who knows the korean peninsula and the pacific rim very well. he is also an msnbc military analyst. general, what worried you about this launch specifically? >> its another notch forward. i dont think theyve yet got a usable icbm capability, maybe a year to five. but theyve now clearly demonstrated theyve got the range. this thing went up 2,800 miles. it was unlofted for 53 minutes. probably it may as well ha...

A north korean newspaper posted these images said to be of the missile and the missile launcher and the launch itself. u.s. experts believe the icbm has the capability to reach the u.s. mainland possibly even population centers as far away as the east coast. here to talk with us tonight decoratored combat veteran of vietnam, former battlefield veteran of the gulf, someone who knows the korean peninsula and pacific rim well. general, what worried you about this launch specifically? >> its another...

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And got these folks, carried it out, and it seems wieker than the u.s. might have expected, but you heard general kelly say there that it was something the president hinted at, that they respect us more now. he can say that i believe the relationship is improving. through multiple administrations, going back to bush and obama, there has been real questions. and it was interesting to hear him fumble with the word partner. at least their services for some of these, right. right. exactly. also, i w...