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Disproportionate response because the testing itself is already in violation of u.n. security council resolution. they have already violated resolutions. whether it's a fissile material that's been used or fission as opposed to fusion, whether thermonuclear or not, that is almost irrelevant in terms of sanctions need to be intensified. now, the security council needs to take action. china is in a better position than anybody else at this point by reducing the level of subsidy that it provides to the north koreans. number one, they should do that. but number two, we have to go beyond that. i th...

Cooperation between our special operations forces sharing more information and stronger border security to prevent the flow of foreign fighters and increased enforcement to prevent terrorist financing. we'll step up our efforts to counter violent extremism, including online and broad you are on expansion on maritime security and work to harden critical infrastructure. third we will help our partners improve their own capacity to defend themselves. the united states will streamline and expedite the transfer of critical defense capabilities to our gcc partners. we will work together to develop a...

He also went on to say the country needs to guard its sovereignty to avoid becoming what he calls a chained bear. putin says russia's economic downturn could last two years. the cyberattack on sony led the studio to pull the release of its film "the interview" about a fictional plot to assassinate north korean leader kim jong un. it's a comedy. the hacking and its aftermath have raised eyebrows and anger in washington. one u.s. senator says expect congress to take action right after the holiday break. >> it's remarkable that a country like north korea can have that capability, and if they're...

Airs defense capability. i do believe their hands are all over this. >> colonel, when you look at the situation like that. no one is talking about putting troops on the ground. we might as well go fight russia because we are bulking up our military. you are the not talking about that today. where would you like to see the money go? where would you like to see the investment go within the pentagon that would make sense to a guy like you? >> well, the first thing we need to do is we need to really look at our defense authorizations, do we want to continue the cuts, the units that haven't folded ...

The czech republic on missile defense. i think that was a mistake, not following up with his threat on syria, the red line. it seems like putin is enjoying sort of like sticking his middle finger in barack obama's face like with edward snowden. what should the president's response be? what would you recommend if you were the defense secretary right now? >> the only thing one can do, we're not managing our economy responsibly, we're cutting back our defense capability. eisenhower said through spring. the others said, if you want to avoid wars, you want peace, be strong and prepare for war. we s...