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The "uss carl vinson" aircraft carrier strike group. its meant to be there as a deterrent against provocative actions. its raised the tensions here on the peninsula as many wonder and ask what the u.s. would do. this is not considered by washington to be a provocation that merits any response, ivan. >> all right. thanks, alex. i want to move north of the demilitarized zone to will ripley, whos live from pyongyang. will, has the regime acknowledged at all this missile launch? are you hearing any ...

Republican street gist. also with me, julian zelzer from princeton university. the presidents national security advisor says that all options are on the table as the u.s. considers how to respond to this attempted missile launch by the north. julian, does it appear that the administration has a clear strategy, i guess, on how to handle this tense situation? >> it seems like theres three strategies. one is more provocative from the president himself with more bluster and threats of military actio...

The first leg of a trip to asia and australia. his visit comes amid heightened tensions on the korean peninsula and another provocation by pyongyang. early sunday, the regime of kim jong-un tried but failed to test another missile. south korean officials say the launch attempt was made from the port city of sinpo on the east coast. the land-based rocket malfunctioned almost immediately then exploded. cnn correspondents are covering these developments from around the region. lets begin with alexa...

Of taking off after refueling in alaska that he was told his advisors came back and told those of us reporters on his plane that it failed within four or five seconds of the attempt, and thats why they made clear that they were not going to make a big deal out of it, that the response was going to be very much to down plplay it. thats certainly what we saw from the vice president himself. his first remarks here on the ground in south korea was in and around having easter dinner with u.s. troops....

50 states in the united states with an icbm. >> we have reporters and experts tracking every development from washington to the korean peninsula. lets begin here at home. suzanne malveaux is live at the nations capitol. suzanne, how is the white house reacting to this? >> reporter: ana, the white house is conveying several different messages. first, theyre down playing the significance of north koreas failed missile test. theyre suggesting that there is not a required response from the united st...

Make sure i told all of you were proud of you and were grateful for your service to the united states of america on this frontier of freedom that is south korea. [ applause ] in fact, i can say with confidence that every american is proud of your service here. the attention that this part of the world has gotten from people back home is probably no surprise to all of you gathered here today. this mornings provocation from the north is just the latest reminder of the risks each one of you face ev...

>> sure. in that case, calmer deliberation was extremely important from the president of the united states. when faced with this confrontation over missiles in cuba in 1962, what weve learned is his ability to think through not only what the options are, but how each option would play out was essential. i think there are many concerns that its not simply whether the north koreans will have the capacity to strike here, but what will happen with other alternatives. if we trigger a conventional war...

The region has never been stronger, telling troops the missile test was merely a provocation. >> this mornings provocation from the north is just the latest reminder of the risks each one of you face every day in the defense of the freedom of the people of south korea and the defense of america in this part of the world. >> and nbc is in that part of the world in seoul for us with more. janice, hello to you. >> good morning, alex. just hours after a massive military parade showing off missiles a...

Arthel: what about the vice president who is right next doer in south korea. what was his response? reporter: he was in the air on his way to south korea when the north koreans launched this missile. as we not was a failure. he told american and south korean troops that their courage and valor are needed now more than ever. >> this mornings provocation from the north is the latest reminder of the risks each one of you face every day in the defense of the freedom of south korea and the defense of...

President pence with a visit to the cemetery, the national cemetery here to honor those who fought. he then came here to meet with troops, but it gets serious after this point. he goes on to meet with the acting president of the south korea. from here, hell go on to tokyo, where hell meet with the prime minister. theyll be tackling head on the question about what to do to counter the growing north korean nuclear threat. you have another provocation again from north korea this morning, that faile...