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State run media just like last weekend's test was very important, it was crucial, successful. this particular one, although pyongyang hasn't specified what they tested said it was important for nuclear deterrent. it is at the same site as last weekend. this is an area that the u.s. president donald trump when he met with kim jong-un in singapore said kim jong-un told him he would dismantle the area. satellite imagery showed that he had, in fact, disman tetled somf it, earlier this year was evidence it was being rebuilt. they believe it was an engine test that could power an icbm, which could p...

It was a significant test, saying that it will change the strategic position of north korea in the near future. and this will play into as well north korea's threat of this end of year deadline for the united states, and the united states has to change its attitude, has to deal with north korea in a different way or north korea will take a different path. just recently as well saying there could be some kind of christmas gift for the u.s., but it's up to them what kind of gift it is. so we've certainly been hearing these fairly clear threats that there was going to be something tested. now, wh...

Now live from seoul in south korea with more on this. paula, good to see you. of course the big question that everyone wants answered is what exactly was this very important test that north korea says it launched? >> reporter: well, rosemary, we haven't had official confirmation from north korea at this point. that usually comes about 24 hours after the initial reports, potentially photos of what was tested. the speculation among -- the educated speculation among many experts is it was probably something like an engine test. satellite images seen by cnn just last week, last thursday, did show ...

Deal from the viewpoint of the united states. if north korea is perfecting the kind of engine perhaps solid fuel engine they could roll one of these things out without much notice and launch toward the united states is the danger that president trump said he would not tolerate and bring us back to the fire and fury days they were trading barbs and tensions kept being pushed almost to the brink of a military confrontation between the united states and north korea. we are not there yet but given the fact that in recent days the north korea is -- as president trump described kim jong-un as rocket...

And will relationshiplipley. what is your sense of this claim there was a significant or very important test at this satellite launch facility, will? >> reporter: unfortunately, the words that came to mind when we learned about this here we go again. north korea has been hinting now for weeks they are increasingly frustrated with the united states, specifically the fact that sanctions have not been lifted after, you know, almost two years of this diplomatic detaunt and kim jong-un's self-imposed moratorium on nuclear tests and it seems north korea is hinting that moratorium may be on the verge...