allies around the world. guest: so, the really interesting aspect is -- you have to distinguish the president, who his own individual, individual singular character like no one has ever seen before. there is the administration, which is the president running things, but the rest of the administration running in the more glacial pace of american administrations normally move i and and then there are the trump voters. those have to be evaluated separately. but the bigger context is domestically and internationally, the trump administration drama is playing out in a const text -- context of restraint. internationally and domestically there are structures governing how american politics and foreign-policy plays out. domestically we have constitutional order set up by james madison and the other founders two centuries ago. not like the does constraints that exist on him domestically. there arenally, institutionalized variance, and is basically the postwar liberal international order after world war ii. american po

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we will be the head ofl the team, player manager team of the allied. japan, germany and essentially this club of american allies has run much of the world and it's been open to whoever wants to join and so it's grown over time at the end of the cold war a lot of new countries from eastern block join. nato, the united nations, wto, a variety of different institutional structures, but essentially these create a world in which the us leads a team of other like-minded countries to sort of run the world in a stable way. this is the alternational structure sort of into which donald trump and his phenomenon has emerge and basically what they are doing is saying we don't like the idea of the team and see no obligation to play with others and we don't really recognize the concept of alliance in terms of an ongoing coordinated project for mutual benefit, so we won't really play this game. american allies have been playing this game for well over half a century. they based their entire identities and nationaled security structure are. japan has no significant arm

the allie artillery is not as effective. dyou do not rely on huge amount of trenches seen by aircraft. you go with concrete pillboxes. machine guns with interlocking filter -- so when the allies attack, your observation post, pick them up, drop the artillery. they get to the top of the hill and you start bringing in as much fire as you can. the minute the allies go on the other side of the hill, the officers and their chÂteaus, have no idea where they are. eiry are getting lost, th officers are getting lost. they are short and supplies and then and only then do the german s launched a counterattack. right on the allies think they figured it out, the germans change the game. the allies figure it out. world war i is also bring in lots of high-tech. i have to find something to give the guy's advantages they are trying to break through the trenches. and we have a couple of technology they are going to play with. technologies that with some development we still see in the military today. s is,f the first was hione you're going to

not quite a treaty ally but close. i put those three because they have the most capable navy and the most likely to operate with us in that scenario. yester.>> i'd like to ask about as you are commander of the south, and great field expansions, the growing unrest in venezuela and what kind of challenges that may face for the unitedstates in terms of piracy . so how do we get out of this? my belief is we use the arctic council which i highlighted for you and we tried to take a pragmatic approach with russia that says we will confront where we must on the crucial issues i mentioned but let's find zones of cooperation with the russian federation. i think the arctic could be one of those zones so i am cautiously optimistic that we will be able to preserve this extremely fragile environment . one which has never known war and over time try to cooperate with russia there because it is in their interests as well as ours. yester. >> this have to do with china. you mentioned the possibility of confrontation with russia in the s

since putin's invasion of crimea, 20 of our 20 allies have -- 20 ever allies have raised 28 allies have raised defense spending. merkel is leading nato. we have got a dilemma here. putin attacked our election and tried to discredit our democracy. we know he did that. putin still has troops in eastern ukraine, dividing that country. he has annexed crimea. he has been a malevolent force in syria. what is the strategy for president trump? how does he respond to this? we saw this extraordinary situation where the president was repudiated by republicans in congress. there was a big vote to sanction russia. if you were to give advice to him, what would it be? [laughter] >> not to put you on the spot too much. >> well, thanks. [laughter] first, be sure you know who vladimir putin is. vladimir putin is someone who likes to humiliate, dominate, and essentially understands power. and so don't go into a room with vladimir putin unless you are in a pretty powerful position. that means, when you go to talk to vladimir putin, first let's continue the policy the obama administration began, maybe even

thailand who is treaty ally. when i put those three i did so because those are the three largest maritime forces who are most likely to come to operate are with us you can correctly pointing out in addition to three who are reity allies new zealand, thailand and philippines are also treaty ally and we also i hasten to add have a very close relationship with singapore not quite a treaty ally but close. so i put those three because they have the most capable navy most likely to operate with us in that particular scenario. thanks. yes, sir. >> i'd like to ask as you are commander of latin america of growing unrest in venezuela what challenges that may face for refugee or piracy or -- >> i think you -- you've hit the really dark end of the spectrum would be a complete collapse of order in the nation which conceivably could lead to waves of refugee. it is more likely that they would move across the border into columbia than they would take to sea but some number probably qowld take to sea. i don't think it's a maritim

one of the self-described leaders, tweeted this yesterday about you, mcmaster's media allies are trying to frame bannon for charlottesville. what is going on inside this white house with you and mr. bannon? >> there's a lot of noise, from my perspective. everybody sees the president assembled a tremendous national security team. it's a great privilege to be able to support and enable people like secretary of state tillerson, secretary of defense mattis, director pompeo, ambassador haley at the united nations. we're getting quite a bit done in terms of developing and advancing strategies to prioritize the safety and security of the american people and promote american prosperity. >> i asked about a couple of people individually. first, sebastian gorka. >> the scheduling people for the media and spokes people, it's not my area of responsibility. we focus on coordinating and integrating efforts across the government. with our multinational partners and allies to present the president with options about some of the very serious national security challenges we face today. also options to tak

them about what it means to be an ally. this conversation i think has gotten off track. it has become too transactional. these are fundamental obligations we have to each other. getting back into that conversation with the united states and doing it in a style , i manner, and with a vision think it is the right way to go. the united states doesn't get to retire from this role, and it is not in their interest to do so. >> i think that is right. one last word on this. i want to ask you about russia, condie. i think president trump -- i'm a former ambassador at nato for bush 43 -- when we were hit hard on 9/11, the allies came to us and said we want to invoke article five of the nato treaty and attack. we had never invoked it in the history of nato, and we came through on it big-time. at 4:00 a.m.ndie washington time to say that the allies were going to be with us, and they wanted to go to war with us against al qaeda. boy did i feel at that moment the power of having allies in the world. the chinese are not going to always be

merkel is our great ally. if i could offer one bit of you need a better relationship with angela merkel than you have right now. if she returns to her party, she is our key ally. >> we wouldn't have the anchor role they are playing. germany is critical. nick, i agree completely. to beher thing we need recommitting ourselves to is the idea of europe and a europe that is strong and unified and shares our values. when we see what is going on in poland and hungary and we see russia working very hard to exacerbate these divisions -- our challenge is magnified. then we have to figure out, with brexit, how do we keep britain fully in the fold. how do we envision a future where they may come back? >> this i think is a very important point about the united states role in europe. to have thisnt conversation with the germans about the nature of alliances area and there --. the critical role angela merkel has played. we haven't really of late been fully embracing the european institutions and we have embraced a number of

and the allies wanted a way to quickly exploit what was going on. general montgomery devised a very bold plan. >> i like montgomery. he was extremely cautious. and i think this possibly began to frustrate him considerably. and i think montgomery felt that really he had to do something to try to end the war himself. >> a complex two-part plan. first, operation market where three airborne divisions would drop into holland. the 101st land in the southern most area near the town of aendhoven. the british first airborne division would land in the northern most sector and sweep into arnhem taking the final bridge over the river. the second part was garden, the 30 corps advance from the south along a two-lane highway making up with the 101st and 82nd as they traveled north. the last objective is arnhem where the british airborne were to have secured the final bridge. >> without capturing the bridge at arnhem, the operation would be pointless because you would still have a major river to cross before getting into northern germany. so it had to be all or non

fortunately, we have allies in this region. we have japan, which is increasing its military spending and is more inclined to operate alongside us. we have south korea, a booming economy, new president. our allies are the heart of our maritime strategy in this region, and it's good that we have them because we have an enormous tactical problem. china is a strategic challenge, tactical problem is right here. it's north korea. this is kim jong-un, kim jong-un, and he is well-named because he is unpredictable, unstable, untested, untried, more bidly obese, addicted to opioids, has a really bad haircut, that holds him back. and he is building ballistic missiles. he wants to a build nuclear weapons, fly them over the pacific. this provides a confluence of interests between the united states and china in the pacific. let's turn to the atlantic as we kind of skip around these oceans. this is how the book "sea power" is structured. each chapter a history of the ocean, the current geopolitics and what it's like to sail in that ocean as a

not quite a treaty ally but close.o i put those three because they have the most capable navy, most likely to operate with us in that particular scenario, thanks. yes, sir. >> i want to ask about as your commander you have experience of latin america, growing unrest in venezuela and instability and what kind of challenges in the united states in terms of refugees or piracy -- >> i think you hit the dark-end of the spectrum, a complete collapse of order in the nation which conceivable could lead to waves of refugees, it's more likely that they would move across the border into colombia than take to sea but number probably would take to sea. i don't think it's a maritime problem per say but an enormous potential humanitarian crisis. already within venezuela, do we have any venezuelans here tonight, normally we would in miami audience, i'm shocked we don't, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find the basic necessities of life and see real violence on the street, let us hope that maduro does the right thing which is

allies who are employing north korea labors. $500 million a year from that. moneyn. has says that goes to nuclear weapons and missiles programs. in singapore, a company sells luxury to north korea. in europe, there was a country in austria that sold ski equipment to the ski resort. north korean people are not going to a ski resort. it is a global effort. as the treasury and state departments in the united states need to go around the world privately and publicly and tell people that you either deal with north korea or you deal with the united dates but you cannot do both. -- united states but you cannot do both. guest: i think it is enforcement. gets bit up and all the people cheating are making money doing it. you have a little bit of a with northsituation korea and china accounts for a process -- a percent and also the chinese banks are facilitating a lot. the prowl is china has two major disincentives for cooperating. they do not want the regime to implode because they could have possibly had a u.s. allied regime on the border with military states and inte

allies who are violating human rights washington seems to look the other way but r.t. new york. it is an international an explosion and i mean ition depot in up cars here has left two people dead and around sixty injured. the dead were only falling off of the fire had been extinguished both were russian tourists returning from a whole striding expedition among the injured with dozens of all the tourists. it's a mineral water spring close to the depot and the blast also damaged want to house with shrapnel ripping through some of the windows the cause of the explosion is still. early thursday afternoon here in the russian capital thanks for joining us so far here on r.t. and more of your world headlines in about thirty five. in case you're new to the game this is how. the economy is built around. washington. this country business. it's not business is huge it's business like it's never been done before. here's what people have been saying about redacted in the fact that it's full on awesome the only show i go out of my way to. get some really packs a punch. is the john oliver of p

territory or ally, kim jong-un will, quote, fast. and joining me to talk about this, herbert hawk carlisle commander of the command and led 45,000 airmen in japan, hawaii, and guam. pacific air forces. thank you for being here. appreciate it. you just retired in may, congratulations on your service well done. unable country and human rights oppre oppressor and not the say kim jong-un, it should be favorable but we hear language from the president we're not used to hearing with international crises or showdowns with individuals like kim jong-un. fire and fury. locked and loaded. he'll regret it fast. what's your take on that rhetoric? >> well, korea's been going downhill for a long time. so over several administrations, what we've tried hasn't really worked but at the end of the day, one thing that military does well is plan and we've been planning for a long time and the turn that's often used for the korean peninsula is the fight tonight mantra. >> what does that mean? >> the folks on the korean peninsula and the vicinity are ready

territories or allies where does the president go from here what's happening behind the scenes to tamp down the threats of armed actions from all sides let's talk about this with william perry he served us secretary of defense under president bill clinton and talk nukes would load korea face to face including yang he is also found of the william j. perry for a nonprofit efforts to educate the public about the threat of nuclear weapons he's also the author of my journey at the nuclear brink dr perry joins me from stanford university in palo alto thank you so much for being with us mr secretary. it's good to be with you again larry all right united states has been. wrestling with the usual of north korea's nuclear program for more than two decades how would you assess the situation right now is dangerous the north koreans now have a nuclear capability they have capability to use to wear short medium range missiles and they will soon have a capability to use to have on wage missiles. so that's their capability the question is what's the danger what's the threat that poses i think they wil

they are our allies. you are the biggest ally with them because they give you oil. i find that critical. [applause] i want to expand the problem is little bit. we speak about islam this and a slam that. it's not about -- and islam that. religion.about it is not a battle to restore islam. it is the battle to restore expression. the military regime is not secular. these are dictatorships who also use religion. [indiscernible] in sudan, when the dictatorship was not going for him anymore, he announced sharia in 1981. in 1980, actually, when he wanted to have unlimited times for election, he announced sharia. in pakistan, 1981, he announced sharia. there are people who are fighting for a secular view for islam, people who are fighting this extreme interpretation of islam. and you know who is putting them in jail? not the ayatollah or people embark. burqa.- or people in a it is the military secular regime. the west administration time and time again, because each president comes here for four years, two-and-a-half years in, he started three campaigning. donald trump star

we had other ally that is chose not to participate. they are in with the united states and we should be in with them. we share common values, common history. we need to embrace that at all levels. >> jack, i know you are a strong supporter of this president. do you bristle when you hear the remarks? >> no. i'm reassured he feels he can have a private, frank, candid conversation with them and diplomatically in public say nice things about them. it is obvious the relationship is a working relationship. the conversation with australia had to do with an obama area promise about the treatment of immigrants and we did or the trump administration did uphold that and say we are going to agree with you on it. that's what the tension is -- >> and to do with the refugee program. >> it had to do with refugees. here we are seven months down the road, if there was a split with mexico or australia, we would know about it. i think the president was doing the right thing. he was talking to them privately, it was frank and open. publicly, they are sayin

allies who are violating human rights washington seems to look the other way. r.t. new york. hotels in the greek city of money are asking britons to keep calm and stay away a tourist hot spot has become a favorite among young brits hoping to have some a supervised fun far away from home but the resort town is now turning away some ten thousand u.k. bookings in a bid to shed its infamous wild partying reputation. right on the counter. that area of the eye in my ear for example in the areas around my famous for their night like this this tradition of having the pub cool spilling out to drinking getting very very drunk i have seen that happen for the last at least fifteen yes it's a long time but there is a limit to how much. aggression all people being out of hand all getting drunk will let me so much you can actually afford. to take in as a reason as individual i think that this should eventually stall. well thanks for joining us so far here on r.t. international today more of your world headlines in about half an hour's time but before that it will be the kaiser report. that

fortunately, we have allies in this region. we have japan, which is increasing its military spending. and it's more inclined to operate alongside a bus. we have south korea. our allies are the heart of the maritime strategy in this region and it's good that we have been because we have an enormous tactical problem. the tactical problem is right here, it's north korea. he is well named because he isas unpredictable, unstable, unstab untested. he's got a really bad haircut. [laughter] and she's building ballistic missiles that can range great distances. over time, his ambition is to create nuclear weapons, marriott and the missile in flight and over the pacific. so, we have a significant challenge here, and a bat and a sense is a good thing because im provides a confluence of interesinterests between the und states and china and the sensfic. .. provides a con fliewns of interest between the united states and china in the pacific. let's turn to the atlantic as we skip around oceans and this is how the chapter is structured a histo

allies of nato and the second biggest army is still in turkey of devices for america and i think. the policy is now from i will probably rush through the innocence of america and recall that the balance of power prior bad attitude towards america and american policy. will be not as usual before. and you deescalation zone has just come into effect north of the syrian city of homs. that he tells on after the break. in case you're new to the game this is how it works now the economy is built around corporations corporations from washington to washington control the media the media over voters elected the businessman to run this country business equals power you must it's not business as usual it's business like it's never been done before . you can't import health care from china it's all very local. cases of price gouging by monopolists in america and as a result people self is declining life expectancy is falling childbirth increasing because of these were not pleased with a lack of competition. welcome back in syria a new deescalation zone has come into force that's according to r

a very, very big thing to attack united states of america or a treaty ally.that's a huge, huge thing. the public discussion wickedness but we need remember what a huge think that is and the consequences that any adversary would think about. this is that some ambiguous gray zone we are talking about. it's two of our most important treaty allies and economic partners and like-minded democracies. we have one more in the front. >> steve winters, independent researcher. just sort of envelope on the question that was just addressed. i did go to a talk by one expert on north korea who suggested that even if the regime were destroyed and the artillery was taken care of, that actually the plan of the north koreans would be to go even with, even in a decapitated state to go to a massive gorilla and partisan war using their whole population, and that this would not resolve itself in months. it would go on for years, talking a libyan situation perhaps. so as anybody else addressing that issue? the assumption seems to be the military option is terrible, maybe 1 million pe

we are prepared with our allies to respond if that is necessary. that is not our preferred pathway. we continue our full out efforts with our partners and allies to bring pressure on the regime in north korea with the view that, at some point, with a unified international message, like we have never had before, they will realize the level of isolation they find themselves in. and that the future that they will face with that level of isolation is bleak, and will only become bleaker if they continue this pathway. so that is -- our effort to cause them to want to engage in talks, but engage in talks with an understanding that these talks will lead to a different conclusion. than talks of the past so we will continue that effort -- knowing that north korea is situated with a significant capability already within their grasp, i think it is only prudent that they fully understand the consequences should they make a bad choice for themselves. and obviously, there are consequences for others as

allies who are violating human rights washington seems to look the other way but r.t. new york more of your world in half an hour. in case you're new to the game this is how. the economy is built around. come from washington washington. voters elect a businessman to run this country business it. must it's not business as usual it's business like it's never been done before. welcome to worlds apart just a few months ago the paris climate change deal was celebrated as a new model of international problem solving approach of president obama's consensus seeking tallent and the victory for side over immediately sufficient but now the president has effectively taken the united states out of the deal without formal acknowledging it doesn't leave the others well to discuss that i'm now i'm joined by eric saul came executive director of the united nations environment program thank you very much for your time it's great to see you here in russia thank you so much. well i know that the day of the paris deal signing was a very big day for you sad specifically that you see that as

has the capability to fully defend itself from any attack or our allies and we will do so. the american people should sleep well at night. hanky. -- thank you. tillersonry of state and winging his way back to washington. the state department is holding a briefing at 2 p.m. eastern. aboutill likely be asked the north korea situation and we will have live coverage of two. live:15 p.m. we will be with a discussion of terrorism. you can watch the american foreign-policy event online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. a panel of judges, law clerks will review this past supreme court term looking at the effect of justice gorsuch. we will show tonight at 8:00. >> every week in the clinton white house and was something else. it was a very tense and barman. prosecutors,ial ken starr he was like the boogie man. i spent more time in the white requestsponding to than doing anything else. document trying to find that thing that ken starr wanted that week. , i get to do my job. >> now a debate about the situation in the middle east in the policies of the bush, obama an

allies, it says coordinate. when you talk to sanctions lawyers, they say that doesn't mean anything. they say that language has no meaning, and this law, the president now has the ability as he chooses to undertake these sanctions which are going to affect european economies and companies. they are going to do so through mechanisms of so-called secondary sanctions. and that is, you can have some political language that sounds good, but it does not change the decision congress has taken about what the u.s. president can do if he decides to. and in the case of the europeans, these companies have general counsels who have to make decisions based on risk. they make investments based on risk, not on politics. the discretionary language had an impact, and is working. we will feel it. one way or another in terms of e.u. retaliation. >> thank you very much. we have robert. >> rob with the american conservative. i would like to ask a question that comes off of paul's question as amplified by the ambassadors, in which you

and allied troops will be committed and that allies will have to take a significant role as well as u.siers. haidi: a reminder that nato, and allies have to pay more. one interesting and perhaps aspirational part of the speech was when he spoke about the role of pakistan and the relationship with india. stephen: absolutely. he says pakistan has been an ally in the past, and a safe haven for a number of different terrorist cells. he said "pakistan has much to " if they continue to harbor terrorist cells. he also did a little bit of an olive branch and needling of india, saying india has been a great ally, but they must also in helpinger role peace in afghanistan. it is curious, shaming pakistan and touting his friendship with india. a lot star unpack. much for that. stephen engle monitoring the speech, very much an open-ended u.s. commitment. certainly looking like as much as 4000 more troops will be added. let's take a look at how the markets are taking this. -- just a couple minutes into the shanghai session. sophie: it is a risk assessment time. we had bridgwater's ray dalio saying he

enemies and assure allies. your last comment on russia exploiting our allies in particular, when you take a look right now, how much assurance are these sanctions to themld be negative economically and politically as well as what's going on in gccle east with the countries with russia down there playing very strategically in syria? it also as a weakening of goingnce and how they're to exploit it? for alliesassurance is very important. here again, this is an issue we need to understand our clearly.est very there is a temptation sometimes in dealing with partnered countries. treaty allies,e some who are friends but don't thattreaty obligations come into play. >> [inaudible] >> yes. there's sometimes a temptation withuate their interest our own. they naturally want to assurance the things that advance their interest. those interest don't always coincide with our own. wie need to be careful assuring we keepand allies that our interest for us in mind. or we can get into trouble and can get tails wagging dogs have no

car.edta it but with our allies and all responsible nations. this is what you have seen the president do is bring together, all nations. all nations to bear on this problem. and, i think notably, you had the u.n. security council resolution, 15-0 this past week. great work by our secretary of state, rex tillerson and our ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley. our interests are aligned with all responsible nations. and it's time for all nations including china, russia. as well as our close allies, japan and south korea to work together toward a common goal. of denuclearizing the korean peninsula. >> what do you say to the cricss rhetoric was just too hot this week? he went too far? >> well, the president made clear, he made clear hat the united states will not taterol threatened by this rogue regime. there's a much greater danger if there were to be ambiguity. in connection with the kind of response thaton i jim cung- he the united states or our allies. >> there did seem to be am big guyty in the president's statement. he said they would be met by

terrorists around the world should know that the united states and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. secretary mattis and i are grateful for the opportunity today to host foreign minister kono and defense minister onidero today. today's honest and productive discussions reaffirmed our mutual commitment to confronting threats to regional peace and security. as you might imagine, we spent a fair amount of time discussing north korea. north korea's recent intercontinental ballistic missile and other missile launches are unacceptable provocations and they must stop immediately. all-star lines and capabilities to respond to north korea's unacceptable behavior and other challenges to regional security. in cooperation with other nations, we will continue to employ diplomatic and economic pressure to convince north korea to end its nuclear and ballistic program. peace seeking all nations and the u.n. security council resolution and strong ntatements made by the asea nations and others around the world, we all seek of north korea. we call on all nations to fully enfo

our allies well that's different than taking actio. they are known for making threats that's what they do. they made a thread immediately after he said that so when you draw a line verbally or rhetorically. and saying if you make any more threats against our allies will respond with fire and fury. well they just made a threat. now the question is. where we serious so we we bluffing or of a we misinterpreting what the president is saying so we have to be clear? the one thing when you're dealing with war. is that you have to be very clear very cautious concise and precis. and to the extent you create ambiguity you enhance the danger of miscalculation so. i think what secretary matter said if you take any actions fbo which threaten us or our allies it will be the end the eurasian. so he was clearly is but the president trades in blast a dozen a much like the north koreans do say well we've basically any off on that level. will is sort of like school your drug taunting. of my gun is bigger and better than your gun. and it is. and i think t

allies. saudi arabia and the united arab e mirates were two or three states recognize taliban before the united states overthrew them after 911. saudi arabia were those. i don't want to engage in saudi bashing. i'm talking about the united states accusing iran of supporting terrorism while its own allies have been on the record. now they are exposing each other about who was first in supporting isis and other terrorist organizations. >> rose: let's make sure i have time to raise questions of america. do you believe that saudi arabia supports al-qaeda. do you believe saudi arabia s upports, take one, supports which has new names now. do you believe saudi arabia supports isis? >> i believe that a lot of saudi money -- >> rose: not by the government. >> in fact some of them are in c harge oaf saudi intelligent services we know al-qaeda when they engaged the soviets was a child of saudi intelligence services. taliban will recognize, the taliban government which was sponsored al-qaeda was only rec

instead, we will work with our allies and partners to protect our shared interests.e not asking others to change their way of life but to pursue common goals that allow our children to live better and safer lives. this principaled realism will guide our decisions moving forward. military power alone will not bring peace to afghanistan or stop a terrorist threat arising in that country. but strategically applied force aims to create the conditions for a political process to achieve a lasting peace. america will work with the afghan government as long as we see determination and progress. however, our commitment is not unlimited, and our support is not a blank check. the government of afghanistan must carry their share of the military, political, and economic burden. the american people expect to see real reforms, real progress, and real results. our patience is not unlimited. we will keep our eyes open with iiding by the oath i took will remain steadfast and protecting american lives and american interests. in this effort we will make common cost with any nation that

we have to do what is best for the american people and our allies. and it's true, it would be better if a rogue nation like we branded north korea doesn't have nuclear weapons. but the fact is they do. so we have to recognize that and deal with it it. can we strengthen the nonproliferation regime? yes, we could try to prevent other countries from getting nuclear weapons. but north korea has nuclear weapons. >> ken, to be clear, in terms of next steps, now that they have miniature rise eized this nucle warhead is the next step perfecting the technology that would allow reentry? >> it's not clear that they have actually tested this minl ch miniaturized warhead, so there are many other technological steps before they get to the point where they have a reliable icbm nuclear missile. so it does give the trump administration some time to deal with this problem. but to the general's point, it's interesting, the trump administration is not speaking in terms of deterrence regarding north korea's nuclear capability. they are speaking in terms that it's unaccep