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Ballistic missiles a short time ago. south koreas joint chiefs of staff say the projectiles were launched from somewhere near pyongyangs international airport early monday local time into the sea to the east. cnns blake esick is following developments and joins mep live from tokyo. good to see you, blake. so the fourth time in a month that north korea has apparently tested ballistic missiles? what is going on here? >> reporter: you know, rosemary, its been a busy start to 2022 for north koreas m...

In response, the u.s. announced more sanctions on north korea, but its also sanctioning select russians accused of backing north koreas missile program. you are watching cnn "newsroom." tennis star novak djokovic facing uncertain future days after barred from the australian open because of his vaccination status, another grand slam event could be set to do the same. plus, boris johnson is reportedly planning a new push to save his job. details on the british prime ministers plan to appease h...

>> their missile program has expanded and they have modernized and they are continuing to do so. and there is not really anyway for us to stop them. >> reporter: while analysts wore i about the north korean weapons program getting more dangerous, theyre worried about diplomatic engagement. one analyst points out he believes the biden administration is distracted by the security issues between russia and ukraine, by the pandemic and other issues. it takes a lot of diplomatic energy to engage with...

Free and open end of pacific. steve or someone who might not agree as a leader to base on january 30, north korea is reportedly conducted a more missile tests including ones this weekend then they did in all of 2021. so seven tests this month. is the president spending enough time paying attention to north korea? or do we need to focus a little more as we try to increase his capabilities? >> the administration certainly had the defense department laser focused to the korean peninsula. we are in ...

I want to get you caught up on a couple top stories right now. more movement from north korea regarding its missile program and the u.s. state department recommending now to protecting -- or recommitting, i should say, to protecting allies in the region. early in morning north korea launched its sent missile test this month. this time the country tested an intermediate range ballistic missile that hasnt been tested since 2017. south koreas president is calling on the country to immediately stop ...

Getting more resolved to see a free and open end of pacific. steve or someone who might not agree as a leader to base on january 30, north korea is reportedly conducted a more missile tests including ones this weekend then they did in all of 2021. so seven tests this month. is the president spending enough time paying attention to north korea? or do we need to focus a little more as we try to increase his capabilities? >> the administration certainly had the defense department laser focused to t...

Fake electors and we should be doing it to at least make sure we get more information out of them. >> congressman, i want to turn to north korea firing a new missile yesterday, its longest range missile test since 2017. how concerned are you that north korea is ramping up its missile program while europes attention is focused on eastern europe? >> north korea has always been trying to ramp up its missile system. theres not been a time when its taken a real pause. and it uses these tests as a way...

Wednesday. iranian officials claim this missile is powerful to hit u.s. military targets. from what youve seen, sir, does this pose an immediate threat? >> well, their missile programs extremely competent, and it can clearly threaten u.s. military interests in the region as well as the israelis, who have allegedly 300 nuclear weapons and will respond if they think theyre on the verge of a nuclear attack. but i think the real question is, trump withdrawal from a treaty, which was pretty shaky acc...

Iranians get a nuclear weapon? what are the odds that after the olympics china will quote reunify meaning take over taiwan in your view? you know, its a great question. i think in some sense all three of them are well along w in happening. the russians have already connected in ukraine. they took crimea under the previous a democraticc administration. theyre making a lot of noise in the donbas today firing rocketsoi as well in iran. weve already essentially lifted sanctions not by actually lifti...

Happening here. the "wall street journal" has this fascinating article out. if you can put on the screen. the headline it reads that iran sends its missile regard and irans missile attacks shows the incongruity of the looming nuclear deal. the new one would do nothing to restrict iran support for regional terror groups. it includes no restrictions on irans missile program. that is growing more sophisticated and dangerous. how are we to even execute a new deal when iran is not being held to the f...