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In the mediterranean and as a matter of routine we have surface vessels and subsurface vessels might be transiting the red sea. the bulk of the capability in the middle east is here. both in qatar and in the united arab emirates. those capabilities have been there for many, many years. they are a routine part of the landscape. these are the capabilities used predominately for strikes. there was some prepositions plus up capabilities in advance of the strike options. >> colonel, the syrian state tv is saying no deaths, three injured near homs. do you think that is likely to go up? do you think ...

Echelon command all the way down to the missile silo to carry out an order. >> reporter: but the president decided to challenge kim jong-un on who has the biggest button. "i, too, have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his, and my button works." trump was responding to kim's statement -- >> translator: the entire continent of america is within reach of our nuclear attack. they must never forget, the nuclear button's placed on my desk at all times. >> reporter: like all presidents, mr. trump has been briefed and detailed from the beginning on nuclear launch pr...

Course potential area where they are loading icbm and threatening the homeland. in that case is preemptive strike options which are legal. >> you are making an interesting distinction between tests versus provocative actions. u.s. and south korean response to this last nuclear test was to test fire stuff off the waters into south korea. these tests are meaningful if that they are not actual war prove vagss. not actually against another country that's an interesting distinction. this is not war against someone until it is something that looks like war. >> they are practice exercises. they are l...

Public. all options are on the table. we want to bring kim jong-un to his senses, not to his knees. >> whether we want it or not, we have to be prepared. >> it is clear that the administration's intention to s to pursue sanctions as a way to increa increase sanctions on north korea, and to engage with china, because they're the most vital -- preemptive strike options were not presented. >> bret: senators coming out of the white house, after a classified briefing. all senators invited, a rare event. the briefers who presented the classified briefing, the secretary of state, national int intelli...

Public. all options are on the table. we want to bring kim jong-un to his senses, not to his knees. >> whether we want it or not, we have to be prepared. >> it is clear that the administration's intention to s to pursue sanctions as a way to increa increase sanctions on north korea, and to engage with china, because they're the most vital -- preemptive strike options were not presented. >> bret: senators coming out of the white house, after a classified briefing. all senators invited, a rare event. the briefers who presented the classified briefing, the secretary of state, national int intelli...