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Least one submarine that can launch missiles, that is a major advancement for north korea, because solid fuel permits them to fire without very much morning, that makes it a real threat to the u.s. that solid fuel missile looks like it came from china. >> molly: speaking of china, some breaking news this morning. our pentagon report or confirming that the chinese have conducted some missile tests of their own. they launched these mockup targets designed to look at the american system. what can w...

This is like the 14th test, they are -- theyre not just testing more, theyre testing at a faster pace, if you think sanctions are going to solve this, youre deluding yourself. theres a giant disconnect between their ability to quickly advance their capabilities versus our ability to enforce sanctions that would even matter. theyre clearly winning that race. doing more of the same aint going to change the fundamental problem. >> and there has been progress in advancements. thats exactly what dian...

Icbm, to put solid fuel to have an interesting launch device, and to have a trajectory which as of the latest analysis would enable it to go about 6,000 mimes and maybe even hit as far east as chicago. we cant have that. >> as far east as chicago, feinstein saying ominous words, fred. you can see whether they are democrats or republicans taking this north korea threat very seriously now. >> and then whats your reaction to what senator feinstein was talking about? her concerns reaching as far eas...

Look, north korea, since 09, has pulled itself out of any -- it may have been a charade in terms of the protocols for nuke development. they have been able to get the technology that gordon described from pakistan, from iran, others, to achieve this capability. what we saw with the launch looks like probably solid fuel, which is denser, which gives you more thrust, and gives you more altitude, which is exactly what they achieved. and the additional piece, was a reentry vehicle. they brought this...

Threatened that having an icbm capable of reaching the coast of the united states has been the goal of their weapons program. so pyongyang is going to be watching this u.s. test very closely. its been the pacing of the recent north korean test thats been some cause for urgency. and apparent successes. theyre also showing improving technology. theyre using solid fuel, mobile launchers. that means missiles can be fired with little warning. so that means theres a more limited chance of being able t...

The circuitry of cell phones, render economic banking. airways air traffic control and airplanes themselves useless. food would rot in refrigerators and farm fields with no means of transporting agri products to transportation centers. in the following weeks and months a truly mad max world would evolve. dr. believes naivete pervades nuclear com democracies where kept out of site and out of mind. >> authoritarian case iran and possibly north korea. the use of nuclear weapons is not only unthinka...

North korea testing a new solid fuel ballistic missile this weekend claiming the weapon can reach japan and several u.s. military bases traveling more than 300 miles during yesterdays test. the north later saying the test was perfect and it is ready to start mass producing the mid range missile. solid fuel missiles can be fired faster and are harder for other countries to detect before a launch. >> shannon: were keeping a live look on events in jerusalem as the president is visiting there. his l...

According to our reporting. they dont see preparations around the corner. the solid fuel ones they could surprise us with. but the real dangerous one, the kn-17 does need a bit of a lead time and theyre not seeing anything there. one quick thing, it doesnt have fins, so when they do bring it in, they dont have a lot of accuracy. that doesnt mean it isnt a very dangerous weapon. >> how far can it go, hans? >> 2800 miles, i believe is the theoretical range. this one didnt go that far. this only we...

The u.s. officials are still trying to determine how successful the launch was but officials tell nbc news, the missile was the same type the country test in the mid-april. the united nations security council will meet tomorrow to discuss how to respond but this is just one more test for president trump and it came just days after south korea elected a new president who was called for a friendlier stance toward neighbor in the north. joining me, christopher hill, an msnbc diplomacy expert and se...

They moved to solid fuel from liquid fuel. greater mobility which allows for greater predictability on their part. this is a big deal. they have more in scope and scale and more in sophistication. the other changes south korea now has a new president. things are changing dynamically. what i heard in china which was a shift is they are concerned about north korea in a different way because they realize that with the capacity that north korea now has, they could actually attack china as well. i th...