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Japanese territory, interceptor missiles could be used to destroy it. >> i would recommend action if it's aimed ought our allies. >> reporter: this launch could be different from previous tests when the u.s. had significant indications on what was about to happen before liftoff. >> to understand the direction of a launch, where it was at. >> reporter: u.s. radars will calculate their trajectory of north korea's road mobile missile. but admits the u.s. won't know as much as soon. >> we're probably looking at being able to see it being if a general location, and ten to sense a launch. >> reporte...

>> do we have the capability to intercept a missile if the north koreans launch within the next several days? >> we do. >> on capitol hill today, the u.s. pacific commander warned north korea poses a clear and direct threat to the united states. king jom un appears undeterred his father and grandfather as far as i could see figured into their provocation cycle, an off ramp of how to get out of it. it's not clear to me that he has thought through how to get out of it. >> that's what makes this crisis different from the pentagon's perspective. the north koreans have completed the final prelaunch...

Very good at threatening. what's different about this series? >> well, what's different about this time is that it seems that kim jong un is not getting the messages sent by the state department and the pentagon. >> the father and his grandfather, as far as i can see, 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. >> the south koreans on the other hand are not panicking but this time they do expect their government and military to respond if north korea's missiles strike its citizens or...

Although no progress came out of it. today the top u.s. military commander in the pacific, admiral samuel locklear testified before the senate armed services committee and said kim jong un is pushing the world further than his father ever dared. >> these unpredictable, more unpredictable. he -- his father and grandfather as far as i can see always figured into their provocation cycle an off ramp of how to get out of it. it's not clear to me that he has thought through how to get out of this admiral lockleer also says the u.s. is prepared to shoot down anything the north fires but he wouldn't r...

Gives testimony today on capitol hill describing north korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles as a clear and direct threat to the united states and our allies in the region. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with more on all of this. jennifer, what's the reaction at the pentagon? >> well, jenna, honestly, they are concerned that the young north korean leader is not getting the message. the north koreans have moved the missile to their east coast site, preparing for a test. that, of course, puts it closer to guam and a path over japan. ...