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>> reporter: when it comes to selling technology, the launch pad is kim jong-uns showroom. in the missile test, doubles as a marketing tool. >> telling other countries, look what you could have also for a price. >> reporter: libya and iran, willing clients. former u.s. intelligence official says sanctions have cut into sales. kim is profiting off illegal weapons, but brings in 20 to $100 million less than his father. >> how important is money to kim jong-un? >> money is key. he has to keep the e...

>> optimism and that is what is called the fourth multiplier in the. >> one of the reasons why consumers are not confident. we have had huge increase of taxes under president obama . thats why the companies are not investing. they are increasing productivity and one of the reasons stock prices went up. take home pay is not increasing and this the worst recovery since the depression. >> you know, mike has noted obama care to float on the launch pad. we dont know if that is going to happen. >> we ...

>> whatever it takes to put it on top of a missile. there is some degree of confidence, moderate confidence, that that can be done by north korea. >> and to try to lower temperatures. nobody wants to see a conflict on the korean pe ninsz la. >> if true, the revelations give new weight. >> the u.s. believes north korea has one missile on the launch pad. u.s. officials say after initially raising the launcher, they lowered thursdays. but theyre in the sure if hes backing off or testing that it

They believe they have the they dont know the capability but if they launch it it could explode on the launch pad. it could they get it in the air and explode over their own territory and they would have fallout on their own territory. you have to calculate the risk for this young leader in terms of embarrassing himself and making himself look foolish which would be a great sin given they are so paranoid in the first place and so conscious about being viewed as less than serious. that is why in ...

Coordinates are input to the war heads, once we push the button it will be fired and the strong holds of our enemies will be turn sboud a sea of flames. >> reporter: the u.s. believes north korea has at least one musudan missile on the launch pad. after initially raising the launcher, they lowered it thursday. they are not sure if kim jong-un is working off or testing that it works before firing. >> i dont think really he has much of an endgame. >> reporter: the director of national intelligence...

Korea, with kim jong-un, and the father and grandfather but kim jong-un has a much more mature nuclear and ballistic capability i believe makes this the greatest nuclear threat the united states has faced since thes ofcold war. >> neil: the way we demean these characters, and we can do a lot of damage. this guy has the weapons. or could. how close do you think he is and how much damage do you think he has potential for? >> he is a dangerous nut, neil, and the missiles, othe two missiles on the l...

Deliver them. >> whatever it takes to miniaturize it to the point where it could be placed on top of a missile. there is some degree of confidence, moderate confidence by the defense intelligence agency that that can be done by north korea. >> reporter: the revelation came as president obama publicly appealed to north korea to end its belligerent approach. >> and to try to lower temperatures. nobody wants to see a conflict on the korean peninsula. >> reporter: if true, the revelations give new w...

It on a launch pad. >> gretchen: the u.s. wants to tone down the tensions, but kim jong-uns regime is making that difficult. bad news for michael bloomberg. soda ban, a study says people drink more soda when forced to buy bigger sizes. consumers are more likely to drink more when they have to buy it in small cups. >> brian: one thing he created is create awareness that soda is full of sugar, which makes you fat, clogs up your arteries. >> steve: unless you drink the diet, which is not that bad...

Rockets, and if something goes wrong on the launch pad, it is a political failure on their part. second, potential problem they might have is that they have an errant missile which the united states believes is headed toward one of our allies or towards guam, and take steps to intercept it. both of those are very bad scenarios for north korea. but what were seeing is the north koreans for the first time trying to flex some muscle in this last 30-day period. up to now, its been very reactionary, ...

Could launch airstrikes while these missiles are on the launch pad. the missile interceptors that youve seen deployed actually have little relevance to this. the missile interceptors well deploy in guam is further away than this missile can reach. those are for short and medium-range missiles. >> obviously, with 29,000 u.s. troops nearby, though, all of this is of concern. but ambassador north korea told russia and britain that their embassies could be in danger. is that just a ploy to get other...