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The president made it clear he has plenty of options including possible military action. >> im not looking for war, and if there is, itll be obliteration like youve never seen before. but im not looking to do that. you cant have a nuclear weapon. you want to talk, good. >> reporter: the white house has been considering a number of response options. the president called off a strike against iran after he says he had concerns with how many people could have been killed, but weve also heard from se...

Gangs. >> a confidential report provided president trump with a legal rationale to impose a heavy tariff on new cars. this still undisclosed commerce department report concluded trump could justify auto tariffs on national security grounds and offered a range of response options for people familiar with the document have told politico. politico reporting some republicans suspect the commerce department reverse engineering its justifications to suit the presidents intentions similar to its 2018 r...

Still claiming to be in the dark about whats happened, its only because hes keeping his eyes closed. ive been in the white house during crises like benghazi. immediately they prepare assessments for the president, so the final report is important, but its not coming out of thin air. its important if remember it is just one piece of a larger puzzle. intelligence doesnt make policy. it informs policy makers so they can make a decision. what the president should do is convene a national security co...

Prevent war and old peace through strength thing that president reagan used to talk bought time. we think about diplomatic, informational, military and economic elements of national power. this is the military and information element of national power. pete: you use the word flexible deterrent which i understand. most folks hear the word war. what could that mean and where could it be if you were to place bengally here and say the likely flash points where are? >> north korea because we are on c...

Flexible response option. we have flexible deterrent options, flexible response options. we could move rangers on the korean peninsula, we could fly more b-1 bombers, we have three carrier strike groups in the sea right there off to korean peninsula. right now we are prepped militarily to attack north korea. if they were to launch while the president is boots on the ground in south korea, that would be a huge mistake that could spark the forest fires, so to speak, that starts this thing. i reall...

Being sarcastic. we take seriously the unwarranted actions against our personnel and diplomatic properties and we are exploring our response options. as for the kremlins decision to expel the lo diplomats, they said it was last fall that led to that. thats a rather stunning statement, given the reluctance to embrace that view in the past. >> reporting from us in the white house. north korea has been quick to react to the presidents threats. lets go live to cnns will ripley whos reported extensiv...

So in just a few minutes president trump will leave washington. you see there the live shot from -- of air force one. he is heading to warsaw, poland, part of a european trip that includes the g-20 summit where one development is sure to come up, north korea. just tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. how should president trump handle this crisis? lets discuss it with former brigadier general anthony tata the best selling author of "besieged" and generally wesley clark former nato suprem...

Three months ago it was short and two sentences and said no further comment. >> the issue being forced there to have more comment. i want to get back now to the pent began. barbara star, give us an update. >> i want to point out, cnn has reported for several days now, the whole cnn pentagon team on line and on tv that military commanders several weeks ago began to update military options in particular because of the concern about an icbm test, the concern about an underground nuclear test. they ...

Considering response options on north korea. >> well, were dealing with a madman in north korea. kim jong-un is irrational and irrational actors like that are a threat to the world. i was over in china last week. we met with premiere lee in beijing. in fact, i spent a lot of time in asia. 25 years ago i was doing business there with proctor and gamble. my family and i lived in china for six years. so i have been watching this carefully for many, many years. heres the concern. do you remember bac...

Accusation was made by the u.s. government a week ago, there has been a follow-up question which is, well, what are you going to do about it? >> well, that is apparently what nbc news has just figured out. >> reporter: nbc news has learned the cia is in the initial phase of a wide ranging cyber retaliation, designed to be both clandestine and embarrassing. sources say the targ, e kremlin leadership. particularly vladimir putin. if ordered by the white house, the cia could manipulate things as sp...