we can pass to jane o'brien in washington for us,jane, pass to jane o'brien in washington for us, jane to jane o'brien in washington for us,jane, you might pass to jane o'brien in washington for us, jane, you might have expected the pentagon to try to row back a bit of the president has said. but no, quite the other way?” think it is all a matter of emphasis. i think there was a slight and nuanced change of language between what you heard the secretary of defencejim mathis say on the president, because the president was saying, warning north korea about threats. jim mathis is warning north korea of the consequence of its actions. it should stop actions which would lead to the destruction of its people and the collapse of the regime. talking about losing a war that it initiates. i think there isa war that it initiates. i think there is a slight change of emphasis, but yes, still very much emphasising this strong language, this strong deterrent language that we heard from donald trump. very different to the diplomacy from rex tillerson, who is talking about diplomacy as being the way for

i'm jane o'brien, in washington. in just moments, president trump will address the nation and lay out his strategy for afghanistan. already america's longest war, we will soon learn if more us troops will be deployed, and what his administration's approach will be to help secure the country for the future. welcome to this bbc news special. we are standing by for president trump to announce his administration's strategy to handle the ongoing conflict in afghanistan. in a rare prime—time address, the president will talk to us troops and the american public about the number of forces deployed there, and whether more will be sent to the region. 16 years after the war which was sparked by the attacks on 9/11, the taliban insurgency in afghanistan has not yet been defeated, and the islamic state group is also active in the region. with me throughout the next hour is brigadier general mark kimmitt, who formerly served as deputy assistant secretary of defence for middle east policy, omar samad, who was afghanistan's ambassad

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jane o'brien has more.sia, in 1867, many people thought the vast territory was quite literally a waste of space. but, by the turn of the century, gold and other minerals had been discovered, and maps were in demand. short summers meant the topographers didn't have time to produce conventional drawings, so they photographed the land instead. it was revolutionary. the photographs would be shot in the field, to exact specifications. they would be processed in the field. and once that season was over, they would take the negatives back to washington, print them up, and they were able to produce numerous maps of the alaskan interior, that was useful for the railroads and everything. richard schneider discovered these previously unseen photos when the national archives took custody of the negatives. unlike the bulk of the images from the us geological survey, which were used to gather data, these were more like snapshots, albeit on a grander scale. a lot of times they would shoot the test roll, and then they'd pr

jane o'brien went to take a look. are among the most mysterious creatures of the arctic. their frozen habitat has made them how to study but as the ice melts, these aquatic mammals are becoming more accessible to scientists who hope to solve perhaps the biggest mystery of them all, the purpose of the narwhal‘s tusk. a lot of people think this tusk is a horn, but it's not, it's a tooth, isn't it? and you're a dentist, which i suppose makes sense. in this case a dentist to one of the most extraordinary marine mammals on the planet. i think it's a sensory organ. the research we were conducting for the last 16 years has shown tiny nerve connections between the outside of this tusk and its inner nerve, which is innervated directly to the brain. it's a sensory probe if you will. that's one of many theories, although most scientists believe the tusk is used by males to attract females. this exhibition presents an overview of the latest research. it also shows how narwhals are changing their behaviour due to habitat loss caus

but first, to washington and our correspondent jane o'brien.hat the us secretary of state has recently landed in guam. what more are we going to be hearing from him there, possibly from the president as well? the most important thing is the clarification of what he made of what the president said, this fire and fury that he was threatening north korea with, saying this was simply a way of talking directly to the north koreans in words they would understand. but more importantly, he clearly does not think that diplomacy has been exhausted. in fa ct, diplomacy has been exhausted. in fact, he said it is working, witnessed by the sanctions imposed unanimously with china at the un at the weekend. the object of those is to bring north korea to talks. he also said he does not think the situation has changed significantly over the last 48 hours because it has been pretty much of a given that north korea has got nuclear capability. what has rattled washington more is the speed at which they have been able to develop weapons that at some point may be cap

jane o'brien is in washington.n back channel diplomacy between the countries, what do you hear about that? we always knew that there was this back channel, because it is how we release of the american student who was being held by the north koreans was secured several weeks ago, he returned home in a coma, and then died a few days later. but we did not know was these reports that the back channel communication had continued, and that the diplomats were discussing other things. i guess the big question is, will it lead to talks? i think that is very uncertain at the moment. probably quite unlikely, because the last serious talks between north korea and the us ended in 2012, when north korea launched a long range rocket. and there has been such a breakdown in trust between the two countries since then, there is good to have two be a real demonstration of a willingness to talk, and for the us, that means that north korea has to stop firing missiles, and at the moment, north korea is doing anything but that, actively t

jane o'brien is in washington. that phrase, locked and loaded.her unpresidential. or have i got that wrong costa one would be surprised if the military wasn't on readiness in this situation or any situation, because that's what the military does, it deals with international threats. the language is the real issue here. locked and loaded sounds very cowboy like, but it's how donald trump likes to portray himself and we are used to that now. the problem with this type of language is the room for miscalculation. i was speaking to a retired general last night who was deputy commander of central command and also a senior ranking diplomat. he says he doesn't see any imminent threat of military action on either side because nobody is seeing any troop movements at the moment. this is all rhetoric. supporters of donald trump will say, about time, because diplomacy hasn't worked so far. kim jong—un has because diplomacy hasn't worked so far. kimjong—un has not listened to softer words. that's why i think again you heard donald trump doubling down and sayin

we can speak to our washington correspondent, jane o'brien.rump said in his presidency pyongyang would not be able to develop the sort of weapons it now seems that they are. yes, and his military generals have said that this is an unacceptable option for president trump, which is why washington and the rest of the world has been having his fire and fury comments. since then, we have had clarification from rex tillerson, who landed in guam as a refuelling stop. he said that the president was right to make those comments because he was talking in language which the north koreans could understand, that diplomatic language wasn't getting through, and he was simply pointing out the us‘s unquestionable ability to defend itself and its allies. more importantly, i think, to defend itself and its allies. more importantly, ithink, he to defend itself and its allies. more importantly, i think, he also said he believes diplomacy is not dead and, furthermore, is working, witnessed by the sanctions imposed unanimously by the un at the weekend, and the long—

our correspondent jane o'brien is in washington — she explained that mr trump had previously said pyongyang have said that this is an unacceptable option for president trump, which is why washington and the rest of the world was pretty rattled by his fire and few read comments yesterday. then, we have had this clarification from rex tillerson, who landed in guam on a refuelling stop, taking advantage of being there to make these comments, saying that the president was right to make the comments ozzy was right to make the comments ozzy was talking in language that the north koreans could understand, that diplomatic language was not getting through, and he was simply talking about the us‘s unquestionably ability to defend itself. but he also said that he believes diplomacy isn't dead and he believes it is working, witnessed by the sanctions that were imposed unanimously by the un at the weekend. the long—term goal of that diplomacy, both sanctions and the ratcheting up of pressure, is to bring north korea to dialogue. the difficulty is, of course, in kimjong—un and president trump himself, yo

jane o'brien is our correspondent in washington.been to the words from germany and russia? no official reaction just yet, but donald trump is expected to meet his top security advisers and diplomatic team, including the un ambassador and the secretary of state, rex tillerson. that is due later this evening, so we may have some kind of reaction after that. but either way, i think criticism is not likely to change the rhetoric. we have seen that already, donald trump issuing his fire and fury speech at the beginning of the week, which he was strongly criticised. he also said this morning, locked and loaded, and he believes his words have maybe not been tough enough. i do not think international criticism is good to have any more effect than domestic criticism. angela merkel says diplomacy is the only option. what appetite is the for some more positive incentives than the sanctions which are clearly negative? given the fact that donald trump said, we could all is negotiate. for negotiations to start, the us wants some kind of gesture o

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