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Launch four intermediate range ballistic missiles towards the u.s. territory of guam with 162,000 u.s. citizens and a major u.s. air base, anderson air force base and say he does do that and says the u.s. military president is locked and loaded. what should the u.s. do if those missiles are aimed towards guam? >> we should not be going to north koreans to do that. but we don't have to say, if anybody makes an aggressive move against the united states in its territories or its allies, we would know that the united states of america, anybody that is the president of the united states, anybody wi...

Missile threat, or he's going to back down. on the other hand, you have people who have real anxiety and fear. so we saw people who were very concerned that, you know, kim sees this island really as a provocation, as a spring board, if you will, for the u.s. military to launch strikes or harass his military on the peninsula. we have a navy base with four submarines. there is an air force base with conventional and nuclear bombers as well as that thad early warning system that also can take out missiles. and so for some individuals, it's very reassuring and for others it's unsettling. >> i don'...

President trump doubling down on his promise on kim jong-un should he go through with a strike on g. >> he does something in guam it will be the likes of nobody has seen before what will happen to north korea. you'll see. and he'll see. he will see. it's not a dare. it's a statement. has nothing to do with dare. that's a statement. >> william la jeunesse is live in guam. >> reporter: this is an island. where you gonna go? you have 162,000 people. many of whom are u.s. citizens. most are. how far can they go in 14

And fury in response to any threat. >> jim, thanks very much. this latest threat against guam comes with the island and its 162,000 people already on notice after the last one. ivan watson is on guam for us. what has been the reaction there? >> you know, when we landed shortly after midnight local time, anderson, a u.s. border and customs officer joked welcome to ground zero. a little bit of gallows humor. i don't know if you can see over my shoulder, but there's a beach here with people frolicking and playing on the water. so there is no panic on the street or clearly on the beaches here. the...

And then we've got the navy's seventh fleet, which consists of about 70 ships, 140 ship -- you know, aircraft that are on the ships, based on the ships, both fixed wing and helicopters. and 20,000 sailors. complicating any response, by the way, is the more than 162,000 american citizens who are here in guam, a u.s. territory where north korean state media is reportedly considering a strike. and seoul. seoul, south korea has more than 25 million people in the metropolitan area. it is very, very close. seoul is very close to the border and the demille tar iced zone. and this is more than half th...