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Opponents with missiles even if shorter ones are filed. one describe the intelligence as "murky." north korea testing over a dozen short missiles after testing none last year, unlike the nuclear missiles, north korea has never tested a long-range solid fuel missile. bret baier asked mark expert about it this month. >> how concerned are you about the solid fuel rockets? >> solid fuel boosters do provide a degree of efficiency and mobility, and gives you a less morning as liquid fuel rockets, but ...

At the pentagon. mack, lucas played >> hi, julie. and president trump went on to say he is ready for anything north korea could send him the gift, naughty or nice. >> that is okay, well find out what the surprise is, and we will deal with it successfully. we will see what happens. everybody gets surprises for me. lets see what happens. i handle them as they come along. >> official say north koreas christmas gift may not be a long-range missile test as many are speculating. they could test any co...

And we have seen this is now the 14th weapons test we have seen this year. they have been shorter range tests up to this point. this was not a launch because we would have detected the launch. but the way that north korea is deliberately cryptically -- sorry. im putting my earpiece back in here. it leads me to believe that based on satellite imagery within the last few days that arms controls experts showed a test of a missile engine perhaps a solid fuel engine that we know they have been trying...

Could this test be. what do we know? >> reporter: i think, natalie, this has the potential to be highly significant. keep in mind, this is the 14th weapons test in the last 10 months, ever since the summit talks with president trump and kim jong-un collapsed in hanoi. up until now, president trump largely brushed off the tests because they have been of the shorter range variety. but given how north korea is crypt cryptically describing this as very important and given the fact that we have seen ...

North koreas solid fuel rockets? does it change the equation. >> it does provide a degree of efficiency and mobility and gives you less warning than do a liquid fuel rockets but theyve been moving in this direction for years. again, its another thing that we watch. because it reduces our warnings, if you will. but we have very good intelligence on north korea. we work closely with our partners, the south koreans who are capable ally as well. these are all things its my responsibility along with ...

Is always unacceptable, but to ballistic missile, although its unclear how soon that could pick the pockets of a disaster actually take place. relief funding in order to fund since president trumps and kim an appalling, inhumane family jong-un impromptu rendezvous at incarceration plan is the dmz back in june, north staggering. and to do so on the eve of korea has conducted tests all in hurricane season is reckless. violation of u.s. sanctions, and and chuck assumer saying, the all of which the ...

Theyre very standard. we discussed nuclear. what we talked about are nuclear. those are short range missiles, sure, and a lot of other countries test that kind of missile also. im not happy about it, but again, hes not in violation of an agreement. we speak. i received a very nice letter from him last week. >> wow, okay. since president trump and kim jong uns impromptu meeting at the dmz back in late june, north korea has conducted seven tests of short range ballistic missiles all in violation o...

Has launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles. the launch coming just hours after the president said he had a good relationship with north korean leader kim jong-un. let me bring in now nbcs national security and pentagon correspondent courtney kube. what more do we know about the launches and the reaction from the u.s. side? >> at this point this appears to be very similar to the most recent launch. theyre short-range ballistic missiles. theyre similar to what the russians have which...

We will get that informationth you. and of course anywe video that have. back to gordon chang. what is the view of president xi of the 35-year-old kim jong un and what he means to china and chinas objectives not only economically but also on the world stage when it comes to its military moves? >> for xi jinping the north koreans are an asset because north koreans can bedevil the international community, as theyre very good ioat, and whe that happens we look to china for help and the chinese then...

Decepti deceptive. >> reporter: and also warning recently north korea may still be producing nuclear fuel for warheads. >> we havent seen complete shutdown of production yet. we have not seen removal of fuel rods. >> reporter: if there are new liquid fuel ballistic missiles, several u.s. officials say it is not all that concerning because liquid fueling takes long enough that spy satellites can see it and offer early warning. the larger u.s. intelligence concern, advanced solid fuel missiles can...