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The Pentagon doesn’t have enough wide-open spaces on its missile test ranges to thoroughly evaluate new hypersonic weapons for the US, according to the military’s testing office. It also lacks key capabilities to adequately test the threat from incoming versions that adversaries, including China and Russia are developing. The hypersonics…
Were fighting to get the situation under control, unfortunately that failed. >> last year vladimir putin revealed they were testing nuclear powered cruz missiles to counter this. now that the missile launch and ground test were successful, we can begin developing a completely new type of weapon, a strategic nuclear weapon system with a nuclear powered missile. >> if this was nuclear, it would not be the first time moscow muddled the messaging. in 1986 the soviet union didn't acknowledge the chernobyl incident. >> you will need to move quickly and carefully. >> reporter: thousands of people d...
>> right. we are talking about moral high ground. there are redlines coming up. the north koreans said at the u.n. they will do an above ground test of a hydrogen weapon. we are worried about that and worried about icbm's. the pentagon asked for more options against north korea from the white house and the pentagon. the president said this is important because here's what is going on. it gives memo an understanding of why he cares. >> martha: so important to understand. before i let you go. obviously you spent much of your life in the intel community. you see what james comey said during the c...
North korea wants to achieve. an icbm, intercontinental ballistic missile and some sort of above ground test. have they ruled out diplomacy with the u.s. until they can demonstrate their nuclear capabilities? >> they're not ruling out diplomacy all together, but there are a number of things that lead the north koreans to believe diplomacy is not an option right now. first, the mixed messaging from the trump administration. you had secretary tillerson talking about diplomacy, and then president trump beating the war drum, calling their leader rocket man, saying the u.s. can totally destroy nort...
An icbm, intercontinental ballistic missile and some sort of above ground test. have they ruled out diplomacy with the u.s. until they can demonstrate their nuclear capabilities? >> they're not ruling out diplomacy all together, but there are a number of things that lead the north koreans to believe diplomacy is not an option right now. first, the mixed messaging from the trump administration. you had secretary tillerson talking about diplomacy, and then president trump beating the war drum, calling their leader rocketman, saying the u.s. can to totally destroy north korea, bolstering the fact...