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I want to be really clear. in this room, its a very small room, maybe as big as this balcony that im standing on here on the hotel, two gentlemen sitting there 24 hours a day. dedicate the phone line that is connected to u.s. pacific command, headquartered here on the island of hawaii. if that phone call rings, sends along this is u.s. pacific command, three things they would say, we are u.s. pacific in land we detected a missile and you are intended target. thats when the button was supposed to...

How does something like this happen? how does it get generated? >> in the middle of the biggest revolution and distribution of information since the printing press, and it didnt take much to get a rumor started and not just get it started but promulgated worldwide going viral is exactly the term that one would use for something like this. it doesnt take much to sotart panic. its important to make sure that the information gets out gets verified as we have done and that everyone is getting nipped...

About al qaeda still think of the center of gravity being on thatth afghanistan/pakistan border. but i would think of the center of gravity for al qaeda really has sifted to syria at this point. >> this is china conducted a full operation with its aircraft carrier the past year. beijing post a rt warship -- will overtake the united states by 2030 according to experts. >> china poses the greatest threat to our nation by about 2025. >> the head of the u.s. pacific command has long complained about...

Theater. in the event of an actual nuclear missile launch from north korea, the u.s. pacific command would notify holbein emergency authorities inside bruckheimer tunnel, the emergency command built in the side of the tunnel. officials there would sign souf sirens. the hope is that they would have between 12 and 15 minutes to take cover. the sirens would wail from 400 different locations across the island chain for 60 seconds, sounding like this. listen. [sirens wailing] >> so this friday, just ...

Nuclear missile launch from north korea, the u.s. pacific command would notify holbein emergency authorities inside bruckheimer tunnel, the emergency command built in the side of the tunnel. officials there would sign souf sirens. the hope is that they would have between 12 and 15 minutes to take cover. the sirens would wail from 400 different locations across the island chain for 60 seconds, sounding like this. listen. [sirens wailing] >> so this friday, just before noon, the attack sirens will...

It break up. an actual warhead, which is heavier, that could affect how a missile flies. however, the sergeant major of u.s. pacific command which oversees u.s. troops in the region said today at the pentagon that north korea posed a threat not just to the united states but to its allies and other countries in the region. >> you know, the continued missile and nuclear tests does demonstrate that north korea poses not only a threat to the united states but to our allies as well in the region. thi...

This news breaking on north korea, i am going to read it to you off my phone right now. jennifer griffin, our correspondence as pentagon officials said they are checking on reports that north korea has fired a ballistic missile. if this is an icbm like the two launched in july, the pentagon would make a statement. if it is anything less than that, the comment will come from the u.s. pacific command in hawaii so we are waiting to see that. i dont want to say that this is happening in a vacuum tod...

Dmz. the first line of defense against, the dprk, u.s. pacific command. pacific command covers china to australia and everywhere in between. i spoke with the manage charge of it all, admiral harry harris. i asked him about the current environment in the pacific giving the rhetoric from north korea. >> i view north korea as our most eminent threat, and i think that we should view -- we should move in that direction. our policy is one seeking complete verifiable and permanent denuclearization of t...

Visit to asia if one just took off from an air force base in hawaii visited the u.s. navy mo morial at pearl harbor and u.s. pacific command is trip to asia will compass five countries in less than two weeks a key focus of the trip will be the threats sending from north koreas nuclear and missile programs its a big trip five nations the longest by a u.s. president in more than twenty five years that once hes arrived in japan he is due to hold talks with prime minister shinzo intel kiyo from japa...

Busy on twitter talking about bernie sanders and hillary clinton and also bowe bergdahl, the army soldier who escaped jail time. the president did tweet once about his trip, but he hasnt talked a lot about this trip in the weeks leading up to the event. this despite the fact that it will be vital to his administration and their goals particularly as it relates to north korea and the growing tensions with the kim jong-un administration. the president will meet with leaders from south korea, vietn...