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But at this pioint in time, external situation is good for north korea. i say this because what would be retaliation from the in international community? there wouldnt be one. because china, russia is not going to come on board for additional sanctions and the u.s. is not going to do much of -- theres not going to be a lethal action or any kind of a series consequence for the regime. i think they could conduct a major provocation like an icbm. >> wait and see. i guess thats the only thing questi...

Korea has a tendency to turn to provocation whenever there is a sign of domestic instability. the country going through a major health crisis, so the leaders might have a strong incentive to do a weapons test to divert public attention from the health crisis. i divert public attention from the health crisis.— health crisis. i suppose the military exercise _ health crisis. i suppose the military exercise by - health crisis. i suppose the military exercise by china | health crisis. i suppose the...

Contingency plans in case north korea conducts a nuclear or long-range missile test while president biden is overseas in asia. a u.s. official telling cnn it appears pyongyang is preparing to test an icbm possibly within the next 48 hours. lets get over to barbara starr live at the pentagon for us. what are you picking up on this? >> kate, the u.s. intelligence community watching around the clock as president biden makes his way to the region. the concern, as you have said, that preparations app...

New economic initiative dealing with trade and supply chains to replace the transpacific partnership former president trump left in 2017 and the biden white house has not rejoined. its happening against the backdrop of increased chinese intrusion in japanese waters and aggression toward taiwan, but north korea is also saber rattling. white house says a nuclear or missile test is possible when biden is abroad. >> we can make short and longer term postures to military to ensure that we are providi...

Region. so earlier today, the white house national security adviser, jake sullivan, talked about how they are ready for all contingencies from a long-range missile test to an underground nuclear test. they are ready, they say, for whatever may come while the president is either traveling or in the region. heres a bit more of what jake sullivan had to say. >> we are preparing for all contingencies, including the possibility that such a provocation would occur while were in korea or in japan. were...

A principle that president biden has believed since long before he occupied the oval office and finland and sweden are two cases that are pretty clear-cut. with respect to the issue of north korea, said at this podium and the state department and indicated in clear terms that our intelligence does reflect the genuine possibility that there will be either a further missile test, including long range missile test, or a nuclear test or frankly both in the days leading into, on, or after the preside...

Korean provocation. >> adjustment of u.s. military posture in the region, well, look, since earlier this year, when north korea conducted previous tests, including an attempted icbm launch, the pentagon increased intelligence collection and readiness of u.s. ballistic defense forces in the region to be ready for just this kind of thing, to collect as much intelligence as they could. so they would have plenty of warning time. right now, of course, nobody knows what kim jong-un might decide to do....

When he couldnt get that, we see the viciousness with which he has waged war on ordinary ukranians, even women and children. whatever the provocation, what leader would be that merciless? is he this way because of ice lake, because of covid, 22 long years in office? some even wonder about an illness or mental condition. perhaps, but i would rather not pathologize his behave yormt this is not for clinical analysis but moral judgment. putin may not be sick. he may be evil which is worse. im fareed...

On russian energy. when he thought he had power, we can see what he wanted, total control over all of ukraine. and when he couldnt get that, we see the viciousness with which he has waged war on ordinary ukrainians, even women and children. whatever the provocation, what leader would be that merciless? is he this way due to isolation? because of covid? 22 long years in office? some even wonder about an illness or mental condition. perhaps, but i would rather not pathologize his behavior. this is...

Enforcement community need to understand what drove him to this splice that we, as a nation, can begin to try to get in front of some of these type of attitudes that have gone to the point of these type of attack wheres a certain population of people who were identified, stocked, and killed without any provocation and in addition to that people who were just totally pent and we need to. >> it is so important, what youre saying, and im just thinking of el paso. the masker there, the sick mind tha...