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North korea has tested around thousand missiles. we dont know what kind of missile this was. had kim jong-un said his country was close to being able to test a nuclear capable long range missile. thats the real fear. that at some point north korea can put together its capability that it has been trying to develop, its nuclear capability ask missile capability and truly threaten the region and possibly even at some of the point somewhere in the united states. but were a long way from that at the ...

And it is uninformed. had north korea has been doing nothing but developing the capability to launch ballistic missiles and separately, to develop nuclear weapons. as it was mentioned earlier, it is really important to understand that it is extremely difficult to mate a nuclear weapon and a delivery system. but the north koreans only several years away from being able to do that. and when that happens, then things are really in a difficult state. >> all right. were going to talk lot more about t...

From president trump. one wrong move could mean military action and theyre very cognizant of that. >> joining me, jim, what is the practical impact of this, the practical effect of this in your view? >> if by practical effect you mean an impact on irans missile program, i will say it will have very little impact. analysts, myself included, feel that irans missile program is largely indigenous. in other words, they already have a missile capability and they dont need anyone else or anyones help i...

Just stated it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the united states. it wont happen. trump also had strong words for north koreas neighbor. china has been taking out massive amounts of money and wealth from the u.s. in totally one-sided trade but wont help with north korea. nice. well, north korea has been working to improve its missile capability. the country conducted a fifth nuclear test in september. cnn has reporters across the region. saima...

Let me tell you, anybody who has 12-15 nuclear weapons and increasing missile capability where missiles and nuclear bombs will be able to be married up here some point in the near future has 1.2 million active military under arms right now. and it is only 20 miles from seoul. that is a significant issue that needs to be addressed in a very sober, very measured and very powerful way. that is not. >> i imagine a lot of folks at home will say why not just take the nuclear weapons out? why is that m...

Know will gain maximum trngs from the world and united states in particular. >> reporter: the number one security issue for the next american president will be the threat from kims regime if and when he demonstrates that capability to reach the mainland u.s. with a nuclear war head. weapons experts have told us kim could have that operational capability, wolf, within five to ten years. >> pretty scary stuff, north koreas adding to all of that with what? submarineaunch missile capability? >> it i...

Were keeping our eyes right now on some ominous developments in north korea where theres new signs that kim jong-un is about to order another dangerous military provocation. brian, the north korean leader, what is he up to this time? >> reporter: these new satellite pictures show signs that kim jong-uns regime may be preparing for another rocket launch. youve got activity near the launch pad here. you have vehicles next to important fuel buildings here. this kind of activity has been seen before...

Theyre expanding their missile capability, and theres always the threat of sporting. and theyre doing this without anything stopping them. and so that increases the threat to the united states and its allies. >> understood. so explain this to us. what is north korea trying to prove by claiming this is a hydrogen bomb if it turns out that it wasnt that at all. pyongyang knows the west will be able to confirm what it was either way. what does it achieve by doing this, and at this time? >> well, i ...

>> i know youre not a nuclear scientist, but i wonder if you can explain the difference here between a plu etotonium explosi and a hydrogen explosion and why this is so significant. >> well, im not a nuclear physicist, but a hydrogen explosion is much more powerful. it gives you a much more powerful weapon. theres some doubt its clear thats the direction theyre going. so thats worrying. and its particularly worrying in the context of the norths development of a long-range missile capability. nor...

Operating there. how much danger do you think theyre in? >> i think the danger is enormous. i dont think the russians would intentionally attack the air force. theres also a problem in the mediterranean. the russians are shadowing american fleet there. the possibility of an accident is what concerns everybody in the military. and that they could accidentally shoot down an american airplane or vice versa, or if a plane strays into turkish air space. i think at this point the turks would shoot it ...