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Saying about the next >> we have two days u.s. time until this thing gets under way. give us your best possible scenario and, sadly, your worst possible scenario. >> the worst possible scenario is that trump gives in to kim in terms of a, quote/unquote, peace declaration to end the korean war. it wont be a formal peace treaty because you need all the parties to do that, but if theres some sort of statement to that effect, and the reason why this is not good for the united states or for the peopl...

March is critical, that is what north korea would attack, the ground would be frozen, great for tanks and the south koreans havent flooded their fields yet so this is a good time for north korea to attack the problem is i dont think donald trump got a commitment to end their winter training cycle. >> that would be the key to find out, if they are going to stop their training cycle. listen to what tom cotton had to say. listen to him. >> we just had the biggest exercise each year in the spring, p...

Have chemical and biological agents and an estimated 14,300 artillery north of the demilitarized zone which separates the two correias and that put south korea at risk and the north koreans didnt s they would stop the winter training cycle and summer training cycle, they are not taking forces deployed on the dmz so until the north koreans that we should continue our exercises. >> from a pragmatic point of view about north korea invading south korea if we pull away from these exercises? it has be...

We should read this launch now as a signal that something has changed? >> i actually dont have insight. i have speculation. that is that i always tot the north koreans could stop being provocative in the 19th national congress in beijing. thats, indeed, what happened. we have this narrative of icy relations between the chinese and north koreans. a lot of that is real. when kim jong-un sent out more message of congratulations to xi jinping. i think that made it clear the chinese told the north ko...

In the winter training cycle. i thought we would not see a wrist missile launch until february but in terms of the improvements in range, and constant improvements, an obligation to do its best to make sure north korea doesnt have the money for missile launches or detonation of nukes and we can do that. >> that is the key to keep the money away. how do we do that? >> donald trump has the executive order that tells the world you do business with north korea you dont do business with the united st...

Weather. its not really good for fueling missiles and all the rest of it. also, because the north korean military now is making preparations for its winter training cycle. which is this massive event. so normally north korea doesnt launch missiled at this time. it only starts to do that in the spring. i was taken by surprise. >> "daily beast" columnist gordon chang. thank you very much. >> thanks, katy. and one more thing before we go. its about the story we brought you at the top of the hour....

Run up of the communist party the 19th national communist the chinese ruler demanded absolute calm because he wanted to consolidate his position didnt want anything to interfere with that so i think they told the north koreans thou shall not and also right now, the north korean military is preparing for its winter training cycle. they dont launch missiles this time of the year, so i think that its a combination of things why north korea has been so quiet in the last several months. the real test...

Are they generally considered to be well trained, good soldiers? what are they? >> they are well trained compared to the rest of the population of north korea. they have good nutrition, they have good medical care. they get a lot of training throughout the year, primarily during the winter training cycle. as the spring and summer roll around, they get into the other duties. but theyre pretty good. >> i would guess lack of supply, is one of their hampering forces. fuel sometimes, things they migh...

>> but a very paranoid leadership. >> lets talk about the breakdown of that. the if you talk about the leadership, what is the number one quality required of the top officers in this military? >> loyalty to the communist party and the leader right here, kim jong-un. >> the number one quality. what about the special forces? >> very large special forces, very well trained. the best of their military, over 100,000. they can insert by air or by sea. and we estimate that there are stay-behind forces,...

>> the number one quality. what about the special forces? >> very large special forces, very well trained. the best of their military, over 100,000. they can insert by air or by sea. and we estimate that there are stay-behind forces, sleeper agents already located in south korea. >> theres everybody else, this is a massive number of people, are they generally considered to be well trained, good soldiers? >> they are well trained compared to the rest of the population of north korea. they have go...