unsuccessful this is a serious weapon but i think it surprise most xmas by how quickly it came. this is a mobile two stage long-range missile that can hit singapore, australia or alaska and is not the end of their testing program. they have two other ocean spanning weapons that they will be testing. they have been testing at a rate of one missile about every three weeks in fact kim jong un has tested a three missile tests if we don t stop consumed by the end of the first term it is likely he will be able to purchase a nuclear warhead in new york, washington or los angeles. talk about this intercontinental ballistic missile. because thad does not protect against appear to have qualified, how equipped is the missile defense program?
obama administration realized as well, that the path to north korea lies through beijing. but really, in terms of influence on pyongyang, it has got to come from beijing, they have not been able to emphasize they believed they could manage some sort of stable north korea, they don t want to see a stabilized korean peninsula that is aligned with the west. so they have not fully implemented the sanctions on pyongyang and not using the influence they have on kim jong-un. and perhaps this missile test will push them in that direction, and the other thing that s likely, they re not being completely dishonest, they don t have 100% influence on pyongyang. the speed, the acceleration of this testing program, they don t like this at all, they haven t
south korean military officials say traveled about 300 miles. it did not pose a direct threat to north america. this is the 11th test carried out by north korea this year. last year, they tested seven missiles in the exact name timeframe. leland? great perspective allison, thank you.liz? this is the general chairman of the institute for the study of war. from the vice chief of staff of the military and fox news analyst. thank you for being here. thank you. we heard secretary of state rex tillerson say that he feels that could be acting out there feeling but then we also hear that they also launched their most successful test missile to date one week ago. what is your reaction to this? the north koreans continue to pursue, they re very aggressive testing program. despite diplomatic efforts,
this test. it s one of the biggest bargaining chips they have is their testing program. they re certainly not going to give it up before they get to the table. in fact, they re going to make every effort to advance their program as far as possible so when they do get to the table, in their minds they ll be negotiating from a position of strength. suzanne, as you mentioned, the leverage they wanted to have prior to this there remains americans detained by north korea. i believe it s now four. from your conversations, do you have any specifics or any characterizations that you can make about what the north koreans and the counterparts expressed that they re interested in discussing with the u.s.? because it seems as if they continue the white house says they re a menace in their behavior. well, i can t go into specific details of what we discussed because the talks were off the record, but let me say this. i think that, of course, any movement on releasing the four u.s. citizens th
testing program. and the so, here they are going at it again. i think that it is going to be a challenge for the trump administration, and the trump administration has a tendency to sort of claim that they were kind of on the right track with north korea, and here they are going at it again. now, it is interesting, because we have not heard any plans for having the sixth nuclear test as of yet. they have seemed to be ready for that, but they are also on kn notice of from the chinese who are making it clear that whatever you are doing, no nuclear test, so they are thinking that they are still flying below the radar screen so to speak, and so it is a something that the trump administration will have to in some way react. well, kim jong-un is a man that president trump referred to recently as a smart cookie has been doing this a while. and he took over for his father, and i think that he has made the country a little bit more