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Possible measures. kim jong-uns action cannot be seen as defensive. his abusive use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for war. >> among north koreas few remaining pressure points that could be targeted with sanctions, oil imports, textile exports, and the regimes other sources of foreign currency. pyongyang slamming the u.s. via state media, bragging it will use its "nuclear strategic weapons to eradicate the land of the u.s. with no trace left on earth." >> all this as...

State media, bragging it will use its "nuclear strategic weapons to eradicate the land of the u.s. with no trace left on earth." >> all of this as south korea says it has spotted continuous signs the north is preparing another icbm test. ian lee joins us live from south korea where that country has been conducting exercises off the east coast of the korean peninsula. good morning to you, ian. do you see any reaction from the north about these exercises from the south? >> reporter: north korea ha...

Says it has spotted continuous signs the north is preparing another icbm test. cnns ian lee joins us live from south korea where that country is conducting exercises off the east coast of the korean peninsula. good morning, ian. it looks like south korea flexing its muscles. what kind of message is it sending? >> trying to keep up that defiant stance, alison, with these live fire exercises by the korean navy in the eastern waters. now this is the third exercise weve seen. weve seen them conduct ...

So a lot of things could be done felt another possible option would be interdicting north korea, putting it under a blockade or quarantine. that is also a military option. it would involve a lot less use of force than a massive attack. it would also involve using our military to enforce, say, sanctions or some other international rules that would govern trade and other underaction with north korea. >> the most imminent situation on the peninsula is what some expect to be another icbm test. launc...

His nuclear threats show that he is begging for war. >> among north koreas few remaining pain points that could be targeted with sanctions -- oil imports, text time exports, and the regimes other sources of foreign currency. pyongyang slamming the u.s. via state media, bragging it will use its "nuclear strategic weapons" to eradicate the land of the u.s. with no trace left on earth. all of this as south korea says it has spotted continuous signs the north is preparing another icbm test. ian le...

>> north korea conducted additional missile launches and its second nuclear test. that lead to resolution 1874 which expanded sanctions including an arms embargo and cargo inspection obligations. in 2012 the deal failed and north korea conducted two new space launches. the security council responded with the adoption of resolution 2087. following the third test the council adopted resolution 2094 expanding sanctions to restrict financial, maratime aviation and diplomatic activities. by 2016 nort...

Regime, but that would mean cutting off trade with china, one of the u.s.s biggest trading partners. it would have huge political and financial implications and critics are calling it a threat. >> athina jones, thank you very much. i also want to bring in senior correspondent will ripley. he recently returned from his 14th trip to north korea. will, help us understand why the regime would prepare another icbm test just hours after its biggest nuclear test? >> reporter: this is all about messagin...

Minutes. whats significant here is this is the first time that the u.s. president and south korean president have spoken and its been 30 plus hours since the hydrogen bomb test by north korea. first time they have spoken since that. >> thats right. that has not exactly gone unnoticed here in south korea. as you can imagine one of the focuses as well was the fact that the u. s. president had spoken twice in 24 hours to japans leader shinzo abe and there were questions as to why the south korean p...

The war plan that kim jong-un it into place when he went into power. those have a high success rate. those in development, similar to the failures the u.s. had, the ones in development have failures until now theyve been achieving far greater successes. in the last two years theyve had breakthroughs in their submarine launched missiles, two different intermediate range missiles and then a successful two for two icbm test in july. and now a thermonuclear or hydrogen bomb. >> is believed to be the...

Legacy and create his own legacy. thats not the way leadership should be. >> i had a follow up for selena. i cant ask it because we need to get to the un. youre looking at chinas ambassador to the united nations speaking on north korea. >> translator: disregarded the provisions of the security council conducted once again the nuclear test. the chinese government opposes and strongly condemns the nuclear test in violation of the un security council resolutions. achieving the denuclearization of t...