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Jong un's regime. >> the south korean president spoke by phone monday, agreeing to lift restrictions on just how powerful seoul's ballistic missiles can be. plus south korea's defense minister says he will review plans for u.s. tactical nukes on the peninsula. live in seoul where she is following the story in all its detail, christy? >> isha, thank you. the you know security council is expected to vote next week on this latest proposal for maximum sanctions against north korea after its latest nuclear test. u.s. ambassador nikki haley delivered that scathing review of pyongyang's action saying...

Pointing the finger at pyongyang for raising the tension on the peninsula and they maintain a full defensive posture and are ready to respond in a powerful way if provoked. that is a tame way of saying what puresident trump has been saying. you can remember the comment about fire and fury. and the threats ricochetting around the world from pyongyang to the president's home in bedminster, new jersey. both sides threatening various military action if the other side doesn't back down, back off. other world leaders have been wading in. emanuel macron has been raising his concerns about the tension...

Down either. so, you know, i think this latest statement from president trump just increases the temperature in this region. >> you know, you make ran interesting point about china not wanting this to happen. i think it's worth noting, bill, that company china is the most flushlel player in this discussion right now. china has the potential to lead the de-escalation here because about a 100% of north korea's trade is with china. is there some likelihood that the ratcheted up rhetoric could cause china to actually step in and say we can get north korea to do something else? >> well, as you, i t...

And capacity, similar sentiments echoed by lawmakers in japan. officials here are trying to lower the tension in the region. they haven't responded directly about the incendiary comments made by president trump, pointing the finger at pyongyang, calling for calm there and said north korea created the problem here. alisyn. if u.s. intelligence assessments are accurate, north korea is on a fast track to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power. the reclusive regime has purportedly produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that could fit inside a missile capable of hitting the u.s. mainland. cnn's b...

you have one opposition party leader calling for conversations about how to restore nuclear balance in the region. that's very much a minority view, but it is something that is part of the conversation given the context that we're experiencing right now. look, officials here, they want to lower the temperature on the peninsula. they depend on the united states for security and defense so you don't hear officials here speaking publicly about those comments that were made by president trump. they're pointing the fenger at pyongyang for raising the temperature. australia's prime minister is wa...