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>> we are. the -- our pacific commander today said that we are ready, with a variety of responses, and the south koreans, should there be an attack on south korea or us. but it's also clear, he said, that we can shoot down a missile that is aimed at us. those two points were made very clearly this morning, by admiral locklear, both that we can shoot down a missile if it is targeted at south korea or at us. but also, that we have -- that we will act. and we are ready to act in some proportionate way to an attack by north korea. >> because as you well know, senator, in 2010, the two incidents yo...

Says, and i believe it's true. that is, that north koreans this time can expect that there will be a response. now, he didn't lay out what the options are, nor should he in public. but he did say very precisely, that this time it would be likely and expected there would be a response. frankly, i think it's obvious that the north koreans would face some kind of a response in the words of admiral locklear, and this time would not get off without that kind of response. it would be presumably proportionate in some way to what the attack is. we're not going to up the ante and have events spiral out...

Test launch of north korean missiles could be imminent, and that north korea would not give the standard warning to shipping in the region, to aviation in the region. they're taking this very, very seriously. what do you make of this? >> well, obviously it has to be taken very, very seriously. i think, look, i've got the latest issue of the economists, which basically says korean roulette. and you see kim jong-un's finger on the red button. that sums up the ngs ati of the world right now. at a point where there are unprecedented threats. we simply have not heard these kind of threats from the ...

Everybody else's interest to get this brought back from the brink. you know, again, while they know, and jay carney said just a couple of minutes ago, that this is the way for north korea to step back. the problem the problem is does kim jong-un really understand this off ramp as admiral locklear pointed out? they know that the provocations and this cycle of provocation has gone on for decades now but that this young leader they don't know whether he knows how to get off on the off ramp. i think that's a big issue. and of course, there is this new york channel, the state department while it wo...

Gives testimony today on capitol hill describing north korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles as a clear and direct threat to the united states and our allies in the region. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with more on all of this. jennifer, what's the reaction at the pentagon? >> well, jenna, honestly, they are concerned that the young north korean leader is not getting the message. the north koreans have moved the missile to their east coast site, preparing for a test. that, of course, puts it closer to guam and a path over japan. ...