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Alarming su suassumption. >> we heard from the generals saying self-restraint is the only thing keeping the u.s. from going to war. if that changes, what are the options? >> reporter: the military option, at least in terms of a preeveryone timptive strike andt the nuclear facilities is not an option because of the consequences. seoul is very close to the north korean border. north kree yas horea has rocket artillery trained on seoul. so the price would be very high. james mattis said it would be unlike war we've seen in decades. so pressure on china, economic sanctions, the possibility of talk...

Stop it. an emergency session of the security council, the u.n. ambassador issued a warning to pyongyang and beijing. >> their actions are quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution. the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies. >> add to that the words of the top american general in south korea said self-restraint is the only thing keeping the peace right now on the korean peninsula. it's just item one for the president who is in europe to meet allies made uneasy about his words and actions lately. he will also ha...

So, the price of a u.s. or international military strike would be very high. james mattis said it would be unlike war we've seen in decades. because of that, the actual options will be familiar to ones that everybody listening tonight have been tried before. so pressure on china, economic sanctions, the possibility of talks. where does that lead in the end? the reality that's approaching, the world recognizing north korea is a nuclear power and contain north korea. that's a remarkable and alarming reality, as well. >> that's what richard haass calls acceptance. acceptance is not something a lo...

Very clear, we are leading with diplomatic and economic efforts. >> reporter: he said u.s. self-restraint has prevented war in the face of north korean provocations. it is notable, however, in december, u.s. special operations command was put in charge of countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. this was a big change in terms of command structure, and means that the elite seal and delta force teams will be tasked with coming up with plans and practicing how to deal with north korea's nukes. in terms of military options, the u.s. has b1 bombers, like these shown here, based ...

Contain north korea. that's remarkable, as well. >> acceptance is not something a lot of diplomats are willing to deal with. jim sciutto, thank you very much. perspective now from someone who dealt with kim jong-un's father, william cohen, former republican senator, currently ceo of the firm the cohen group. thank you for being with us. when you hear the commander of u.s. forces in the korean peninsula say that self-restraint is all that is preventing war, that sounds pretty terrifying to a lot of people. how long do you believe this self-restraint can or should last? >> it's been lasting fo...