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Against a possible north korean attack. cnns tom foreman takes a closer look at how the u.s. is beefing up protection against north korea. >> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to this? at the front line, by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a mis...

Look at how the u.s. is beefing up protection against north korea. >> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to this? at the front line, by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a missile that would go all the way out to hit some parts of the united state...

Recent threat of a nuclear first strike. diplomats may see it as saber rattling, but the pentagon views it as a challenge, one that will force the u.s. to ramp up its missile defenses. tom foreman explains how it should work. >> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. so how does the military want to respond to that? at the front line by going to the pacif...

System. tom foreman has more on the threat and how the defense system is supposed to work. tom? >> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to that? at the front line by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a missile that would go all the way out to hit so...

A surprise move from the pentagon in response to a new threat this week from north korea. defense secretary chuck hagel says the american military is adding 14 interceptor missiles in alaska, and a second radar in japan. he hinted north koreas missile program appears further along than previously thought. joining me now is congresswoman loretta sanchez, member of the armed services homeland security and joint economic committees. and were so glad to have you here in studio. >> thank you. its gre...

Ships around cuba to present more supplies for the missile sights from entering that country. the soviet leader, nikita khrushchev was none too happy about this and was not willing to give in to president kennedys demands to end the missile program in cuba. so in 1962, the world waited to see what would happen. this was remembered as the cuban missile crisis for a reason -- it was a real crisis. we were on the brink of a nuclear war between two not just nuclear-armed countries, but two heavily n...

Kennedys demands to end the missile program in cuba. so in 1962, the world waited to see what would happen. this was remembered as the cuban missile crisis for a reason -- it was a real crisis. we were on the brink of a nuclear war between two not just nuclear-armed countries, but two heavily nuclear-armed countries. the stakes could not have been higher. the adversaries could not have been more opposed. how was this going to end? luckily it did end. both leaders realized that enough was enough....

Board to be more productive easing him out and assuring the emergence of a peaceful and democratic syria, not just in israels interest, the interest of the entire region and the entire world. >> how close do you belie believe -- does israel believe iran is to having a nuclear weapon. >> the question isnt how close to getting a nuclear weapon, how close that we can prevent it. >> whats the bottom line? >> its a weaponization program, a fuse program, a missile program. one thing we can see is the ...

To a few minutes ago, confirmed to me that they believe the north korea has tested yet another nuclear device. but most importantly, they tell me this device is twice as powerful as the one they detonated in 2009. they base that on seismic measurements theyre taking from the test site. north korea today claiming they have tested a smaller, more sophisticated device, which means, according to my contacts in north korea and korea that ive been speaking to, this could be better put on top of a miss...

Religious fatar -- i am from the trust and verify camp when it comes to iran. this is what they say. they continue to say it. we have a body of evidence that points in the other direction. if that is true, why are they developing a missile program that has intercontent nel capacity. why are they adding centrifuges and more enriched uranium as a result. they owe the international community, not just the united states, but the security council of the united nations, they own the international atom...