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Another goal -- >> well, most certainly, it is to whittle away the u.s./south korea alliance. the longtime gold is to end the korean war and to get the united states, not only to leave the korean peninsula, but essentially to move the united states out of east asia. >> but analysts are warning tonight, what kim jong-un might do if he doesnt get sanctions relief or other things he wants from this diplomatic charm offensive. they say he might go back to testing nuclear warheads and missiles. he pr...

Division inside the trump administration about going on offense, specifically over whether to hit north korea with a preemptive first strike, trying to get kim to stop his weapons buildup. sources familiar with the dynamic say on one side, defense secretary james mattis and secretary of state rex tillerson are urging caution, warning the president of the . >> reporter: national security adviser h.r. mcmaster and one of his top deputies are insisting the trump team should consider a strike and pr...

As opposed to going down. there you see them right there. all right. brianna, thanks very much. this important programming note, cnn will host the first democratic presidential debate on october 13th in nevada. just ahead, israel voices strong concerns to russia about his rapid weapons buildup in syria. what did the russian president vladimir putin tell the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and details of isis brutality. sharing real-life horror stories about what they witnessed. the promise o...

Monitoring the weather keeping ip updated on the weather here in oklahoma and around the rest of the country. the plains the area to watch today going into the weekend. >> well keep in close touch. keep up informed. other breaking news were fopping here in "the situation room." new and alarming information about north korea launching weapons. launch ballistic missiles from land and sea apparently. brian todd has more on this ominous weapons buildup. what are you learning? >> reporter: from the...

Russia is now the dominant power in the region. i dont think they are close to that. >> uma: monica, what is your take? >> i think listening to general mcanerney there, he raises a good point. the international inspection used as delaying tactic to continue, could continue their weapons buildup and now buildup the arsenal. we saw with saddam hussein. this is a cat and mouse game. we are seeing it with the iranians with the u.n. weapons program. we know they, that their nuclear weapon program con...

Of course they first got a nuclear weapon, at least the reports ive seen was 2006, after the sanctions, of course, and under president george w. bush. >> thats right. we talked to deinfectors who worked on their missile program. i talked to the top propaganda minister who defected through china. they all indicated that the regime if its faced with those types of sanctions cannot get the hard currency and cannot sustain the support. and so i would go back to what was tried briefly in 2005 because...

States is pretty much powerless against you. >> well, heres the problem. the problem is what we have done since the 94 framework agreement is not put the types of sanctions, financial sanctions on north korea except for 2005, when we took treasurys advice. and as a result -- >> so you think if we had the sanctions, it would have really worked? of course they first got a nuclear weapon, at least the reports ive seen was 2006, after the sanctions, of course, and under president george w. bush. >> ...

Worked? of course they first got a nuclear weapon, at least the reports ive seen was 2006, after the sanctions, of course, and under president george w. bush. >> thats right. we talked to deinfectors who worked on their missile program. i talked to the top propaganda minister who defected through china. they all indicated that the regime if its faced with those types of sanctions cannot get the hard currency and cannot sustain the support. and so i would go back to what was tried briefly in 2005...