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Is their way of saying were going to go ahead with things and its important to remind you of it does not touch on the irans missile program. after the implementation did pass a resolution calling upon iran not to test any nuclear capable missiles for a period of eight years and the iranians con sis taeptly say their missile program is strictly defensive. all right. still appreciate your perspective there. thank you. >> lets go over to allison in the cnn weather center. show us where this happe...

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State media quoted the head of the iranian revolutionary guards aerospace division as saying that the missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers, or 1,250 miles, and is capable of carrying multiple warheads. a missile with such a range could reach israel as well as u.s. bases in the middle east. however, in the past iran has launched missiles with a greater range. its missile program is not covered by the 2015 nuclear deal, which was negotiated with the five permanent members of the u.n. security c...

Iran today, though, showing that they now have a new ballistic missile with tests that state media says was successful, that it can carry multiple warheads, and this missile, they say, could possibly reach saudi arabia or israel. here is what the president had to say. >> we cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles and we cannot abide by an agreement if it provides cover for the eventual construction of a nuclear program. >> important...

Still unknown. a nuclear watchdog group says neither one appears to be manmade. two south korean officials say it was a natural earthquake but add that there is a slim possibility a collapse occurred at the nuclear test site. meanwhile, in defiance of the u.n. and president trump iran is flexing its nuclear capabilities. it tested a new ballistic missile this morning that is reportedly capable of carrying multiple warheads and reaching u.s. allies. cnn international correspondent ben wedeman has...

Miniaturize a nuclear weapon and put it on an icbm. >> let me bring in cnn correspondent barbara starr on the phone because we were talking about knowing that they had maybe the components of some type of hydrogen bomb, that was determined back in january of 2016. but this appears to be the first time were seeing, if its true, a full bomb that it would be small enough, according to experts like colonel rick francona, that could potentially fit in an icbm. >> well thats right, and thats why the i...

On earth. david, that does not sound like kim jong-un is backing down at any time. >> no, hes not backing down. there have been statements made by the north koreans and us in recent weeks that have ratcheted the tension, ratcheted up the sort of stakes and the attention on this issue and probably led to a situation where allies and adversaries might see this as a potentially more fraught situation than it has been. but the facts kind of remain the same right, don, that north korea wants to push ...

>> theres been defense secretary after defense secretary in democratic and republican administrations that say all options are on the table. in this case, how likely does it seem this is more serious than the typical all options are on the table? >> theres been accelerated planning in the last few months. i know that from sources at the pentagon who are involved in the planning. it is certainly something that no one with any knowledge of the military options wants to have to execute. i can tell ...

Missiles, now intercontinental ballistic missiles. >> those two icbm tests in july catapulted the ability to hit the u.s. with a nuclear-tipped missile. some analysts say the speed of the missile program caught u.s. intelligence off guard. >> the range of the missile tests are far beyond what analysts expected. >> reporter: in a recent interview with cbs, cia director mark pompaio denied that, saying they have been tracking the missile program all along. >> they had a pretty good picture. can we...

To say the negotiations are about giving up its nuclear program. its missile program. north korea says we wont do that. how do you get to the table? general hayden says if you get to the table the united states probably will have to make a pretty big concession. >> talk to the north koreans. its just, conditions under which the talks will begin. and frankly, i think its a sad reality that the talks will be about limiting, controlling, perhaps making more transparent, a north korean nuclear progr...