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Vladivostok was a single-staged liquid fueled kn-17, the first success for the model. after three failed launches in recent weeks. >> he's in a state of paranoia. >> reporter: u.n. baz nikki haley said north korean leader kim jong-un was likely challenging new south korean president moon jae-in, as they suggested openness to talks with the u.s. while scoffing at the idea of denuclearization. >> if conditions are right, we'll speak with the trump administration. >> are you able to give up nuclear weapons? >> reporter: haley made clear the u.s. is not amused by the regime's provocations. >> havi...

>> let's go back to msnbc's courtney kube, and what is the status of the u.s. armada that the united states sent to that region? >> so the "u.s.s. carl vinson"strivinson " strike group is off of the peninsula, and they will generally stay south of the 38th paralle parallel, and stay off of the south korea coast as opposed to being towards the north korean coast, and presumably far enough, and a safe distance a wway from any potential projectile coming from north korea. and one thing that is also interesting is that it is seeming in the very early moment moments of the launch that it is seeming...

>> the fact that it doesn't appear to have worked, the fact that it exploded a little after liftoff, does that matter in and of itself? or is it the fact that they keep on trying, is that what's important here? >> as i said before, i don't think there's any such thing as failure in this program, every time he does something like this, whether it exceeds beyond his expectations or not, he adapts, and he folds those lessons in to the program going forward. if it is a kn-17, it's meant to go between 1,000 and 3,000 kilometers, obviously it fell very short of that. but we shouldn't dismiss this, e...

Single stage short to medium range missile, a kn-17. it broke up after just minutes in flight. this is the third time the north koreans have tested the missile. the last time, april 15th. it exploded shortly after launch. the launch comes just a day after president trump warned that a failure of diplomacy could mean war. >> there is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. absolutely. >> reporter: just as north korea releases a propaganda video, simulating an attack on the white house and an aircraft carrier. the "uss carl vinson," making its way to the ko...

Saying continued testing is a major crisis which looms over the peace and prosperity of the world. nbc's kelly cobiella is in seoul, south korea, following this for us. what more do we know about this latest missile test other than it was a failed attempt, correct? >> reporter: yes, it does appear by all accounts that this was a failed missile test launch by the north koreans. we understand from u.s. pacific command, they first detected this launch at 5:33 in the morning local time coming from a test site a few miles north of the capital, pyongyang. they say according to u.s. military official...