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The latest missile test that went up just before 5:30 in the morning from the city of kusong. it traveled more than 400 miles before dropping into the sea of japan. joining me now is christopher hill, former ambassador to iraq and south korea and also msnbc diplomacy expert. welcome to you, sir. this one traveled more than 400 miles and missile experts are saying that is definitely far enough to reach some u.s. military bases on guam. how urgent is this situation right now? >> well, this situati...

Overnight. i think theres a lot of bluster going on on both sides in this debate. theyre a long way from the deliverable icbm with a nuclear war head. we have time to build up our ballistic missile defense, to build a wall around north korea with our allies, to pressure the north korean leadership, you know, to change their ways. we have time to do this. this is not the time to panic about this. >> all right. everyone keeps saying we dont have to worry about this because theyre so far offer. but...

Year after year of security council resolutions. there have been periods when north korea moved back from the brink as far as the u.s. was concerned. as you were discussing with hans before we went to the session there, the intelligence on north korea is so opaque. it is the hardest intelligence target probably in the world of a major power and a nuclear power at that. their missiles are mobile launched, hard to target and hard to figure out when they are about to launch. they have been moving t...

Can roll out the solid fuel missiles quickly and given the fact that this u.s. nuclear submarine will be rolling up in south korea, it would be a day that north korea may want to fire back, so to speak. >> has the north reacted to the expected arrival of the u.s. submarine? >> reporter: they have not specifically commented. there was a state media article out yesterday calling the actions of the united states reckless, referring to the "carl vinson "carrier strike group which is moving toward th...

Jong-un could order a sixth nuclear test at any moment. as for a missile launch, they can roll out the solid fuel missiles quickly and given the fact that this u.s. nuclear submarine will be rolling up in south korea, it would be a day that north korea may want to fire back, so to speak. >> has the north reacted to the expected arief ed ed arrival of submarine? >> reporter: they have not specifically commented. there was a state media article out yesterday calling the actions of the united state...

Of brushed those off. this possible nuclear test is a great concern to u.s. officials. theyve been watching the nuclear test site in northeastern north korea for any signs of movement. they say this morning there were no notable signs of movement, no signs that the test was imminent. but at the same time they tell nbc news that north korea could carry out either a nuclear test or a missile test at any time with very little to no warning. now, in the case of missiles, thats because they say north...

Missile, not the multistage solid fuel missile north korea tested in february. we have also learned that the u.s. intelligence community is scaring video from the north korean parade for evidence that some of those muscles on display could be faked. the uss carl vinson aircraft carrier strike group is not yet in the sea of japan, but it should be there by april 25th when pyongyang has another anniversary. >> jon: what are they saying theyre about the russian bombers that came close to the u.s.? ...

So what i heard today from the vice president, and i thought his words were on the mark, is actually a continuation of what we started more than a year ago. >> so, while theyre saying theyre doing things differently, youre basically just saying, no, the trump administration does not have a different policy when it comes to north korea? >> i think thats right. there is no silver bullet. we can talk about a military preemptive strike, but that is fraught with peril and fraught with danger. first, ...

Pentagon sources tell us the missile blew up just four seconds after launch. it was not the intercontinental ballistic missile that many had feared. sources tell us it was a medium range kn17 single stage liquid fuel missile, not the type of multistage solid fuel missile north korea tested just a few months ago which is a more advanced missile standard. >> sandra: jennifer, what do the experts think was on display in pyongyang at the military parade that we all saw on saturday? >> well, the most...

Coalition efforts as we step up efforts to defeat isis in syria and elsewhere. its not about the defense secretary will be in the middle east while the vice president delivers a stern message in korea. pentagon tells us the missile that north korea fired saturday blew up just four seconds after launch. it was not the internet cannot -- intercontinental ballistic missile many had feared. it was an intermediate km 17, single stage liquid fueled missile, not the kind of multistage solid fuel messag...