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Take a historical look it seems like there have been moments where it's been more engagement among nuclear states to end. the solomon in the city of i do not believe we are in such a moment today the un under-secretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs izumi not going mitsu echoed those views and moving towards a wall free of nuclear weapons is really today and priority so is the nobel peace price. very significant in terms of the timing and the situation in which we're all in the thing in today however none of the nine zero nuclear powers have signed up for the new u.n. ...

>> sure, absolutely. arthel: how do you assess this war of words between president trump versus kim jong-un and will it cause jong-un to stand down or does it close the window of opportunity for diplomatic solutions? >> i don't think kim jong-un is going to stand down at all, to be honest with you. the challenge here is very simple. the north koreans are in a little bit of a bind. they want to develop a nuclear capability and a missile capability to be able to sit the united states homeland with atomic weapons. to do that, they have to test those weapons. with the war of words between presiden...

North korean claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb, vastly more powerful than the atomic weapons dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki, appears to be accurate. and the south korean government says it's detected signs that north korea is preparing for another ballistic missile launch this one aimed at the pacific. the u.n. security council meeting in an emergency session this morning. u.s. ambassador nikki haley calling for the strongest possible sanctions and issuing this stunning warning to north korean dictator, kim jong-un. >> his abusive use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is b...

That's not strong enough. some people said it was too strong. it's not strong enough. but kim jong-un, i respect the fact that i believe he is starting to respect us. i respect that fact very much. respect that fact. and maybe, probably not, but maybe something positive can come about. >> malcolm, is that stance working? >> no. that stance is not working. i challenge everyone to actually play that clip back and imagine kim jong-un making every one of those statements. they play in both directions. donald trump is the perfect foil for north korea. north korea accelerates its atomic weapons prog...

Chris whipple about this a couple weeks ago. the chief of staff's role is paramount in white houses to keep the president on track. what we're seeing now with general kelly, he is doing a very good job of keeping the rest of the staff on track. he is starting to weed out people who should never have been in the white house, especially the steve bannon faction, but for the most part, they have to keep an eye on the president. the president has ultimate authority to use atomic weapons, and the only thing that can stop him is not verifying that he is the president of the united states. everything...