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Years, but it broke down, but for those eight years, that program was frozen and those tests were frozen. and frankly i prefer that situation than an unckoconstrai missile program. obviously this is a preferred option. >> before i let you go, jim, do you think president trump would take the unprecedented move and meet with kim jong-un? >> i think with both of these guys anything is possible. in some ways, theyre both known for being brash and making wild statements and whatever. but i think they...

Have a nice relaxing weekend, certainly this was on the agenda yesterday, when the two leaders met, but now its going to be on the agenda once again. north korea does not like to be ignored. they do sometimes act like a petulant child, but sometimes that petulant child throws a temper tantrum and there are dangerous repercussions. and certainly thats the case with north korea. i do think for president trump to say, you know, north korea, theres increased activity, theyre making the threats, it a...

Missile. theyre still doing that. they still have a lot of problems in their missile program. this is another launch where theyre tweaking japan, the united states, china, and others, saying we still have the capability and we will continue to do this. >> gordon, i know you spoke earlier that the chinese could have an important role here. what could the u.s. do in collaboration with the chinese that could effectively count counter north koreas development of nuclear missiles? >> it could cut off...

To build our defense capabilities. >> reporter: i think most important is building those defense capabilities, you saw jim mattis in the region, after all that bombast from president trump on the campaign trail, but reducing the commitment to south korea and japan, i think goading the situation in the election. this is a test for the first national security test for the president and i think its really just the beginning, anna, because not only just north korea wants to, you know, make its prese...

The geopolitical gain here and the timing of this. would you consider the timing of this launch to coincide with prime minister abes visit to the united states? >> it could very well be that. theres always a political element to north koreas detonations of nuclear devices and tests of missiles. we also have to remember theres another story here. north koreans tested a musodan missile. the question that trump officials and others should be asking is whats going on between north korea and iran. fo...

All of north koreas aggressive actions as a pattern and a planning for a longer term goal, and every test that it makes, whether its short range, immediamedium range and so on, even if they spectacularly fail, they are all a part of developing its missile program. which i think this regime is absolutely intent on pursuing. >> do you want to take a guess on how far away north korea may be in a position of doing that? >> we simply dont know, by all estimates according to the experts, it will be at...

Secret that its looking for that long range intercontinue known tall ballistic missile that could reach the continental united states. so this administration came into office very concerned, president obama had warned president trump this was going to be one of the key national security threats facing the united states. and i think, fred, this is really just the beginning. not only is north korea, kim jong-un the leader there, trying to test the new u.s. president. but every time north korea mak...

Capability. so administration officials have warned that if the united states doesnt respond, north korea could threaten the continental united states. so this is clearly one of the greatest national security threats facing this new president, anna. >> well wait to see what more happens in the coming days, when it comes to north koreas missile program, what exactly is the country capable of and what options does the country have in confronting an often hostile and aggressive leader. we athis mis...

Presence, u.s. military presence, the first visit of the new secretary much defenof defe mau mattis, to the asia region was a stopover in japan. talk about the significance of that trip. what if anything did general mattis affirm to american allies in the region? >> reporter: good evening. mattis message was similar to what we just heard from president trump, the importance of alliances. thats been a consistent theme throughout all of mattis meetings with his counterparts, south korean, japanese...

>> he better be careful. >> he better be careful. kimberly, what do you make of that? >> well, weve seen this war of words stepping up. weve already been told that the white house is reviewing all of its different options to respond the next time they do something that the trump administration krs o considers out of line. be it harassing a ship or a missile launch. now, we did see them slapping sanctions on specific individuals related to the missile program. but those sanctions were already in ...