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Give trump the big deal he thought he was going to get. and obviously trump walked away in hanoi. and the north koreans have suggested recently through these short-range missile launches that they may be inching back towards the provocation cycle, in other words, doing thing that the u.s. and its allies in asia don't like as a way to force the u.s. back to the table. >> anna, when you look at it from beijing, does beijing have enough influence with north korea to throw a monkey wrench in this to get them to be provocative? if u.s.-china relations get bad, could they turn up the pressure using ...

North cre nkorea? what do they mean? the big worry about their nuclear program is that they make a significant leap forward to develop and be able to deploy a miniaturized nuclear device. why is that so important? you have to miniatureize a nuclear device to put it on the front end of a ballistic missile. that's what delivers a nuclear weapon to its target. it is that miniature zation that concerns the u.s. they are also working on a number of other technologies in their nuclear program. right now, no real indication about what they are talking about and still the question, is it all a lot of ...

Is announcing another provocation cycle. artillery shells fell in the water off the coast. an area that has seen a lot of disputes in the past. you see the american v-22s and amphibious vehicles right there. even as these western exercises were taking place. the question really is, how far is north korea going to go with all of this? will there be more provocations and what will happen next? this comes one day after north korea suggested it might conduct another nuclear test. carol? >> i wanted to ask you more about that. north korea did lob that verbal bomb at the united states and said, we w...

Know as much as soon. >> in this case, in the scenario we're in, we're possibly looking at being able to see it being in a general location and then to sense a launch. >> reporter: will north korea launch or stand down? locklear says it's hard to read kim jong-un. >> his father and grandfather always figured into their provocation cycle an off ramp of how to get out of it, and it's not clear to me that he has thought through how to get out of it. >> reporter: u.s. officials are working through the assumption that he will not issue a mariners warning. that's a warning don't be in this area at t...

Congress. >> do we have the capability to intercept the missile if the north koreans launch within the next several days? >> we do. >> but the bent gopentagon is mt clear we will only intercept if it piers to be targeting u.s. allies or u.s. forces. the great unknown continues to be that guy kim jong-un. his long-term strategy is not entirely clear. >> his father and grandfather as far as i could see always figured into their provocation cycle an off-ramp of how to get out of it. it is not clear he has thought through how to get out of it. >> there is an erie calm between the border of south k...