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Theoretically land in the u.s. and david albright, founder and president of the institute for science of international security. first to you, bill. the south korean reaction? >> well, andrea, the south korean reaction principally was a military one, because within six minutes of that launch north of pyongyang, south korea had responded with three missiles fired from land, from a navy destroyer, and from an f-16, a show of force by south korea to say to the north, look, we can respond in any method we choose. president moon on the phone to president trump had a 20-minute or so conversation, an...

They wanted most of all was a heartfelt apology and some responsibility. they saw that as a way to work forgiveness. and most people around town thought that was a fine idea. but from justine and her family, it was just an awkward silence. then, early one morning in the fall of 2010, an entirely unexpected knock at the door took emotions to a whole new level. >> this private investigator, you know, just hands me these papers, like he's serving me papers, and said they're suing, you know, erin's estate. >> suing you? >> suing me. for her pain and suffering. >> it was true. in a legal preemptive...

Military to launch a preemptive strike, if there's no imminent threat to the united states. here is what the air force general who once oversaw the pentagon's nuclear arsenal said on that. >> the military is obligated to follow legal orders but is not obligated to follow illegal orders. >> if you believe this did not meet the legal test of proportionality, even if ordered by the president of the united states to use a nuclear first strike, you believe that under because of legalities, you retain that decision to disobey the commander in chief? >> yes. if there is an illegal order presented to ...

Authority to order a nuclear strike. there are no clear checks on that authority. one of the key concerns for the lawmakers involved, ordering the military to launch a preemptive strike, if there's no imminent threat to the united states. here is what the air force general who once oversaw the pentagon's nuclear arsenal said on that. >> the military is obligated to follow legal orders but is not obligated to follow illegal orders. >> if you believe this did not meet the legal test of proportionality, even if ordered by the president of the united states to use a nuclear first strike, you belie...

The tone seems to have been tamped down. it's curious to see if that will help to bring them to the table. all the talk of rocket man didn't derail things on their side. his leader has been criticized by president trump for doing so. the chinese, of course. and this is so much more real to them. should there be a preemptive strike, it's, of course, south koreans who would face the immediate impact of that. japanese, more talk about rearming and confronting the north korean threat. the bottom line is so much going on all at once. the president has been more