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To hit the u.s. some say the speed of the missile program caught u.s. intelligence off guard. >> the range and the sophistication of the missile tests are far beyond what u.s. intelligence and open source analysts expected. >> reporter: in a recent interview with cbs, mike pompeo denied that, saying they had been tracking the north koreans missile program all along. >> the intelligence community has had a pretty good picture. can we predict days or weeks, no certainly not. but we have certainly ...

Held prisoners for a long time. theyve attacked american soldiers. this is a very violent, irrational regime. and i agree with the president. i dont know that hes a madman, but they are perfectly capable of making a preemptive attack against guam, even though it would be suicidal, you know? this is a very dangerous country. and we do not know how advanced they are in their miniaturized nuclear weapons. we do not know whether they, for instance, have bought reentry shields from the russians for t...

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...