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Missile intercepters in alaska, for example. >> russians have advanced in nuclear technology, they have the capability to do that, we suspect this is achievable but even putin, he showed that as part of state of the union last year, he showed a video caricature of this where it did take off fromid russia as you indicated, went all the way far to south america and then came up and penetrated into florida, wteresting enough where president trump has his second home, just to demonstrate diverse of ...

Rockets but here it was primarily about weapons development off shore they motivated the engineers by saying after weve won the war with it well go to the moon but they could only say that behind closed doors to. begin the you know how do you go about it here in the museum with this heritage that very much needs to be put into context for the visitors. we can do right by everyone your technicians are often disappointed that we dont explain how all the plants function than say just a concentratio...

Rockets but here it was primarily about weapons development off shore they motivated the engineers by saying after weve won the war with it will go to the moon but they could only say that behind closed doors. you know how do you go about it here in the museum with this heritage that very much needs to be put into context for the visitors. we cant do right by everyone your technicians are often disappointed that we dont explain how all the plants function and say just a concentration camp memori...

>> and barbara, what about the radiation released by this explosion? >> reporter: the russians initially said there was a radiation release and then pulled back on some of that. but we talked to norwegian nuclear officials today and they said all of their indications are there was some type of radioactive release into the atmosphere. so, again, another concern. the russian safety record is very poor on its weapons development and as they work on this kind of high-risk technology, a lot of concer...

Him the first sitting american president to set foot in the hermit kingdom. he was greeted by the smiling kim jong-un. >> this is my honor. i didnt really expect it. step ago cross that line was a great honor. >> reporter: the two leaders met for almost an hour, agreeing to restart negotiations on a long, illusive nuclear agreement. the president even suggested kim jong-un should visit the white house. all of this as the "new york times" is reporting the u.s. may be willing to agree to a nuclear...

House, tweeting, there wasnt a thing missing or a mistake that was made. perfect on the heels of the g-20 and his monumental surprise visit to north korea, where he had an impromptu meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. >> ive never expected to meet you at this place. you will be the first u.s. president to cross the line. >> reporter: trump taking 20 steps into north korea, making him the first sitting american president to set foot in the hermit kingdom. he was greeted by the smiling k...

And pyongyang but what about north koreas neighbors like south korea and japan who are directly threatened by the norths missile program what do they think of these efforts to negotiate. south koreas president mugabe and his dad one of the biggest supporters of engagement with north korea he was dealt something of a body blow by the failure of the trump him summit and this latest news on the rocket side there will certainly cause him more problems as he tries to reach out japan has also continue...

Closer look, i think that having baseline knowledge or just with the capacity is in what it would take to reconstitute that site. this would have to be something that would actually follow with a serious protocol as the process moves towards denuclearization. i think this is another gesture but again, i dont think it should be diminished too much because he is doing the things that he needs to do to keep this on track. after all, this meeting with the president of the no state is going to be abo...

Lasting. a war with iran or north korea is the epitome of something catastrophic that could not be undone. >> well talk about the train or chain of consequences if we kill the deal with iran. they resume their nuclear development, their weapons development, they move forward, whoever is in israel, the government of netanyahu, whoever is over there, is very understandably nervous. we get nervous, they are moving to nuclear weapons and look like they are going to use it. then we bomb them, i assum...

From the soviet union, north korea began its nuclear program, insisting it was peaceful. in 1985, i signed on to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. promising not to develop nuclear weapons. but by 1989, satellites discovered evidence of a weapons program. >> the north korean playbook really consisting through three generations is really a two page playbook. its provocations and threats and even attacks, and then the second page is charm offensive. >> 1994, north korea threatened to withdraw fr...