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Built for business. >> we are following breaking news right now. north korea firing another missile but this one exploded within seconds of launch. theyre working with south korea to determine what type of missile was used and why it failed. this comes four days after they boasted they were testing a new rocket engine that it called a great laep forward in the missile program. >> recent intelligence finds an al qaeda affiliate was honing techniques so now theyre banning those in some areas only ...

To determine the thrust of its engine and determine what this could be used for. but military analysts are weighing in a bit more quickly than that saying that it seems that these kinds of developments to the rocket system could bring north korea closer to its objectives of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, something that kim jong un has been threatening he is ready to test this year. this test of the engine seems timed for maximum provocation, it coincided with rex tillersons vis...

A missile has been launched. this is japans first missile evacuation exercise, a simulation preparing people for the threat of a possible north korean missile strike against this country. >> the japanese government is trying to demonstrate that as north koreas missile program grows more sophisticated communities like this could become a target. when its all over, a government official thanks the volunteers and promises the japanese armed forces will do all they can to shoot down north korean mis...

Well. children are being taught how to react to a potential north korean missile attack in japan. our ivan watson has this report. >> reporter: japanese schoolchildren at play overseen by teachers who sometimes join in the fun until there is suddenly interrupted. at the sound of the siren, children hit the deck and wait for further instructions. >> this is a drill. a missile has been launched. this is japans first missile exercise. a simulation preparing people for the threat of a possible for...

Coincidence. they announced this rocket engist test that they were meeting with the chinese president. this technology is concerning because it shows the continued advancement of north koreas missile program leading them to their end game is is a nuclear war head. >> so what are we to know about this new technology? >> we know that north korea is creating a more sophisticated weaponry. the big thing they are doing now thats different from the past is they switched to solid fuel. this allows miss...

Korean peninsula we renewed our efforts to encourage them to choose a better path for its people. >> he hopes the united states could size up the situation in north korea in a coolheaded, comprehensive fashion. china has been critical of the united states first for deploying an anti-missile system in south korea and secondly, for rejecting the proposal from the chinese whereby the united states would suspend its military exercises with south korea in exchange for north korea giving up its weapon...

>> you know, you put these two guys together. well, lets do it. lets just game this war. if this guy drops a bomb in the middle of the pacific as a test to scare the world and would scare me and everybody else or actually uses it against an adversary like the south whats trump going to do? you know trump. its cowboy time. >> trump campaigned on the whole idea of not having a weak united states engaged in the world so he wants to show that hes the strong man that hes going to have a more aggressi...

Trip to asia as our top diplomat, and saying nothing is off the table and it comes to dealing with north koreas missile program. >> let me be very clear. the policy of patients has ended. we are exploring a new range of diplomatic and economic measures. all options are on the table if they elevate the threat of their weapons program to a level we believe requires action, that action is on the table. rick: joining me now is jim walsh from mit. thanks for being with us. secretary tillerson is talk...

Tillerson said the era of patience is over. he is trying to figure out a new approach to counter north koreas missile program and nuclear weapons program. he visited the demilitarized zone earlier today and we spoke with him and asked him do japan and south korea as a way to counter north korea, is the united states ruling out further weaponization of those countries including nuclear weapons? >> are these options on the table as were discussed in the campaign? >> we are exchanges views as i did...

The missile defense systems in south korea. have the chinese articulated how they want to get north korea to abandon their missile program that is surely a threat to them as much as it is to the u.s.? >> reporter: well, they do see it as a threat. theyve always they say pushed towards denuclearization on the peninsula. china has already issued a proposal where its one for one, the north koreans will stop their missile and nuclear testing whereas the united states will halt its military exercises...