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Will, and you spent a lot of time in north korea. do you see them blinking, the north koreans? clearly the president of the united states is upping the ante, by no means easing that rhetoric. >> reporter: from every discussion that i have had over the last three years, 13 trips into the country, no. i dont see them blinking here. theyre listening to every word that comes out of the house and this absolutely in their view justifies all that theyve been doing over recent decades. theyve been build...

Heres the big question. as the general was talking about intent, do we have any interpretation of what specifically a reckless provocation -- what would constitute a reckless provocation in north koreas eyes? >> well, what i think youre seeing here is them posturing with the kind of rhetoric that perhaps is a bit more over the top than weve seen before but, look, theyve got one chip to play. the threat of a nuclear explosion. the threat of a missile that can reach the continental united states. ...