allies of threatening it with joint journals in the military. build up. independent journalist eric sohmer believes that north korea sees it's nuclear and missile programs as a necessary deterrent against perceived aggression. i should say on behalf of china, because i'm a permanent resident of china, that chinese position all along has been that there should be no nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula. china is close to further nuclear proliferation. and so as russia differences, they understand why north korea is resorting to this extreme measure because it took re united states as military forces stationed in south korea, adjacent right to north korea since the korean war. and just before the recent missile test is conducted, yet another large scale, a military operation or military exercise alongside the south korean army. so it's not hard to imagine the mindset of north korean leaders who seen this and think we better show that we're not like iraq was some years ago when i said, well terms of mass destruction, but it didn't have any. so it was invaded and now to the latest from russ