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This morning from the defense minister in january. >> they will have an icbm capability. the coast of the united states or ourselves. >> reporter: the worst case scenario would be kim jong un could reach that milestone by july 23rd this summer, predicated on the north being able to develop a reliable missile system as well, on both fronts. and new construction with the nuclear reactor in pyongyang upping the ante for the potential sit down between donald trump and kim jong un. we don't know when or where that

Point putin will make an offer to host this thing because it's irresistible to have the media covering it in this sort of way. they both like that kind of thing. it's going to happen. it doesn't mean that the meeting is going to occur, doesn't mean the meeting is going to be any good. >> this is all very good for north korea. north korea is now what, 95% of the way to a robust nuclear arsenal, with delivery systems, right? >> yes. >> now is the time for them to talk. >> absolutely. north korea is going to spin this as going into this summit meeting from a position of strength. they're going to...

Host this thing. because it's irresistible to have the media covering in this sort of way. they both like that kind of thing. it doesn't mean the meeting will occur or be any good. >> but this is all very good for north korea. north korea is now what, 95% of the way to a robust nuclear arsenal with delivery systems, right? >> yes. >> now is the time for them to talk. >> absolutely. north korea is going to spin this as going into this summit meeting from a position of strength. they're going to say, it's because of our nuclear strength. they are 90 to 95% done with their nuclear program. they j...

How would you express to listen in this issue? >> i think he's on the right track in terms of the broader theme of trying to pursue this diplomatically. the problem is, if you look at south korea being very much attached from the president trump administration, the timeline is less than six months now to credible icbm capability on the north korean side. and the chinese still not giving anywhere near enough. i think his notion of how successful diplomacy is at the moment is one that is not borne out by the fact. >> martha: as you point out, the time frame looks to be somewhere around six month...

Clear departure from three predecessors he is put a military option on the table. and he wants to continuously remind the regime of such because that's clearly what differentiates him from his predecessors. kim jong-un fundamentally believes this, that once he has the nuclearized icbm capability with the reentry capability and nuclear warhead. when he has it all together he thinks the united states will accept that just as we have done in the past. that's what he is banking on. trump understands that and he is trying to convince him of something else. >> julie: the past regime, his father thou...