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Typical atomic bomb and a hydrogen bomb. let's look at the possibilities here. first of all, scientifically, this is based on fission, splitting of atoms. this is based on fusion, combining of at oxes. either one releases a lot of energy out there. an atom bomb is a single explosion. it is complex to make, but comparatively it is not nearly as complicated as a hydrogen bomb, which is a two-stage explosion which is essentially an atomic explosion that then triggers this fusion explosion over here. this is much more complicated. so if they have xhefed it, it means they're further along in their ...

And that's not something they want to see happen. >> at the same time, we were surprised. there's no question from my reporting and my colleagues at the pentagon, we did not know this was about to happen. >> andrea, i can't go into the particulars of the indications we may or may not have seen. obviously, this is something we have a constant focus on in terms of north korea's nuclear activity, their missile activity. and we have, very good intelligence on north korea. so i can't get into particulars, but i can tell you it's a very high priority. and we will be looking in the next few days to a...