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Coming from vice president mike pence who described the failed missile test as a provocation. the vice president arrived in south korea hours after the launch and he spoke to the troops before celebrating easter dinner. >> 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. >> we are in seoul with more for this. janice, hell...

>> reporter: choice words is a polite way of saying that, always threatening a severe response, saying they wouldnt hold back in terms of any provocation or any hostile action from the u.s., thats the kind of rhetoric that you do often hear, but its directly being said, as a result, that youve got mike pence heading over here, and youve got these u.s. warships that have been redeployed to these waters, off the peninsula. and according to the state news, which comes out of north korea, they see t...

Capability is. we track it very explicitly in terms of their number of launches, their success and failures of the program, what kind of things they are going to do. and probably with north korea, we know more of their intention than any other country in the world because the intention of kim jong-un is to maintain his regime, his familys regime. and they are unbelievably convinced that they can wi withstand any threats anywhere in the world. that should not be underest mad mated and i dont thin...

Any reckless provocation, we will immediately apply a destructive strike with our revolutionary power. were prepared to respond to an all out war with an all out war and ready to hit back with nuclear attacks of you are own style against any nuclear attack. earlier today we talked to a general who said the u.s. knows what north korea is capable of logistically in terms of the weaponry that they have. what the u.s. and allies arent so sure about is kim jong-un and what he will decide to do. do yo...

Thats how children talk. [ cross talk ] >> why does the press constantly say, undisclosed sources? if we want to be fully transparent -- >> were going to have to leave it. >> your voice being loud doesnt mean youre right. democracy dies in darkness. this is part of the darkness. >> were going to have to leave it there, powerful quote. quote of the conversation goes to maria. >> hold that thought. much more to discuss the next hour of "360" including the possibility of another nuclear provocation...

Heres the big question. as the general was talking about intent, do we have any interpretation of what specifically a reckless provocation -- what would constitute a reckless provocation in north koreas eyes? >> well, what i think youre seeing here is them posturing with the kind of rhetoric that perhaps is a bit more over the top than weve seen before but, look, theyve got one chip to play. the threat of a nuclear explosion. the threat of a missile that can reach the continental united states. ...

The concern is another missile test or sixth nuclear test or the concern of launching a ballistic missile capable of reaching the united states. >> north korea is the problem. the problem will be taken care of. i think china has really been working very hard. >> reporter: china has urged an end to mutual provocation. cautioning it could spiral out of control. with an aircraft carrier strike group heading to the korean peninsula and other missile equipped u.s. destroyers said to be in place. that...

Deterrent against further provocation, but it certainly seems the word here in south korea when it comes to another missile test or a nuclear test, it isnt a question of if but when. >> these are shocking, worrisome words. alexandra field, thank you very much. now syria and russia. with washington buzzing about the cruise missile strike in syria last week, and possibly more u.s. military actions still to come, the kremlin has issued a warning against it, using two words -- grave consequences. ...

Dictator are probably for the the best way to tell the world we are different and have different leadership. >> i think a lot of people because of the korean war so far in the distance, were going to do a little package on it, sort of forget part of the mental noise around the north koreans is, you know, hiroshima and nagasaki. they are in that region. thats part of the mind-set that keeps them so fixated on nukes. can it work for united states to match kim jong-un provocation for provocation an...

And stop making excuses. [ cross talk ] >> thats what children say. this is not how to govern a country, guys. this is how children communicate. even now when youre yelling at me, if i was making my point, thats how children talk. this is not adult leadership. >> why does the press constantly say, undisclosed sources? if we want to be fully transparent -- >> were going to have to leave it. >> your voice being loud doesnt mean youre right. democracy dies in darkness. this is part of the darkness....