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But as far as the japanese are concerned, at this point, they do believe it is a new type of icbm. it will be one that will concern washington certainly as it puts the united states within range. we did hear from the pentagon spokesperson a couple of weeks ago as north korea has been carrying out a number of missile launches. it says that it has been for a reconnaissance satellite. certainly one in february, one in march. now john kirby, the spokesperson said that those two were in fact elements...

Developing icbms, a charge which will have little impact on kim jong-un. state media released these images of kim, apparently overseeing the launch, the first test of an icbm in five years. the so-called monster missile is part of what kim says is his nuclear war deterrent system. here is why this launch is cause for concerned. it was fired straight up, vertically, reaching a maximum altitude of more than 3700 miles, stayed in the air for 31 minutes, traveling higher and longer than any previous...

In my lifetime i would ever see thousands of women and children, all their earthly possessions drive behind them fleeing from the kind of mindless evil that putin is inflicting on the people of ukraine today. we have to make sure the people of ukraine have the tools, that we isolate russia and that they also have the humanitarian support that is going into the country today. i must tell you, samaritans doing the incredible work on the ground. but there is other relief organizations working but m...

>> easily shoot them out of the sky. >> reporter: scene ordefense officials project confidence. the u.s. could also shoot down a north korean icbm. >> in defense of the homeland. >> reporter: these experts say the odds of success are very low. >> it is described as hitting a bullet with a bullet trying to hit a warhead. >> reporter: for the first study of its kind in ten years commissioned by the american physical society, their conclusion despite more than six decades of missile defense efforts...

South korea fired five missiles in response. we had a response from the white house condemning it saying that it needlessly raises tensions and destabilizes security. >> its interesting, paula, that all of this is going on in the midst of a war in ukraine that the russians have launched and over the past several weeks and months weve seen north korea repeatedly undertake some new missile launches. >> thats right. there was one in february, one in march which north korea claimed was to do with it...

Say it is a missile theyve had. any test of an icbm is cause for concern. blake is following this. what more do we know about the icbm and why north korea may want to have sold that line that it was more advanced when it wasnt? >> reporter: well, you know, isa, just a few days after north korea claims to have successfully launched this new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, south korea is saying not so fast. after viewing this, south korea believes it was smaller and older than said. th...

Korea many times, knows the subject very well. will, explain the significance why this is happening and also the timing of what is going on. >> yeah, it certainly is remarkable that north korea is launching this what is believed to be a new type of icbm, possibly the waesong 17. they were believed to be contesting components for that missile earlier this month and last month and there was a failed launch last week. we dont know if they were trying to launch this intercontinental ballistic missil...

>> reporter: these experts say the odds of success are very low. >> its been described as hitting a bullet with a bullet. trying to hit a warhead. >> reporter: for the first study of its kind in ten years, commissioned by the american physical society, their conclusion, despite more than six decades of missile defense efforts and 350 billion u.s. taxpayer dollars, no missile defense system has been shown to be effective against realistic icbm threats. why is it so hard to shoot down an icbm? >> ...

Taxpayer dollars, no missile defense system has been shown to be effective against realistic icbm threats. why is it so hard to shoot down an icbm? >> the war head would undoubtedly be accompanied by decoys and things to fool or overwhelm the defense. >> reporter: a fundamental problem. >> we do not see in the next 15 years that an effective defense can be mounted against icbms. >> reporter: the current system has only been tested 19 times. since 1999. >> in those tests theyve been essentially s...

North Korea’s test of a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile capable of...