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And the ability to keep everything that they hold dear in hatheir system. so that is going to be, i think, a critical issue for them. so as far as that goes, i think that, in their view, is a nonnegotiable issue. >> rick francona, let me put up a chart on our screen of the north korean missile test that at least so far this year, nearly a dozen tests, some more successful, clearly, than others. the two most successful, apparently, the last two. show they did have a range, potentially, of hitting the continental united states. how good is this capability that they have? >> well, it's getting be...

This mobile launch capability. they could roll one of these things out and launch it far before we could treect react to. it's a major development, and this is going to set off alarm bells throughout not only the pentagon but the entire u.s. government. >> and it certainly will, and already is.cedric leighton, you lot of experience, assessed nuclear weapons for ballistic missile delivery, how reliable or accurate of these dia estimates based on your experience? >> well, wolf, the accuracy varies, and it really depends on the target and the kinds of things that we're looking at and what kind of...

Handle on. i think he realizes, of course, he cannot launch a strike on the united states without inviting the destruction of his regime. he doesn't really want to launch a strike on the united states. he's coming close to what he wants. a nuclear deterrent. the mere fact everybody is so exercised about his capability shows how successful he's being in that regard. he's developing the capability he wants and that's to keep the united states from attacking him. >> yeah. i was going to say, that's a really important point. i want cedric leighton to weigh in as well. the regime of kim jong-un war...

Pete: nuclear task honorably stick missiles, there's a worry they could have had intercontinental ballistic missile which if it's nuclear tipped that becomes a problem. what are these types of threat. >> it's challenging to be sure. they have successfully tested a submarine launched ballistic missile. obviously, submarines are challenging. submarines are not as quiet as ours. we've got capabilities to follow those around them to move out of north korea. they also develop mobile launch capability. that makes it more challenging for us to find it. we know where all facilities are for missiles ri...

Clearly emerging with this "washington post" report suggesting that north korea has the capability now of miniaturizing nuclear warheads and may already have 60 nuclear bombs follows the successful launch of their intercontinental ballistic missiles, that potentially could hit the continental united states. barbara, stand by. i want to go to cnn's will ripley who visited north korea a dozen times over the past few years joining us from beijing right now. a lot of experts thought if the north koreans, a., developed an intercontinental missile ballistic capability, clearly they developed that, t...