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pacific command says this shows pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors bright as more from seoul it is quite a significant development it happened early thursday morning was 1st detected by the japanese coast guard later confirmed by officials here in south korea as being 2 projectiles flying some 450 kilometers and both japanese and u.s. officials are now saying that these were ballistic missiles now this is the 1st time in a year that north korea has launched one of these provocative type of tests one in 4 people in the world who's dying of covert 19 is a brazilian more than 300000 people have now died there since the start of the coronavirus and then make its recently seen cases and deaths rising to record levels president jeb olsen r.-o. who long downplayed the threat of the virus has now announced a committee to tackle the crisis. india has reported its highest number of daily infections since the end of october. more than 53000 cases were reported overnight health officials have detected what's being described as a double mutant variant of the virus a double mutant is an entirely

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pacific command has responded saying the launches show that people young is a threat to its neighbors joins us live now from the south korean capital seoul rob so yet another missile launch from north korea what more do we know at this stage. it is quite a significant development it happened the thursday morning was 1st detected by the japanese coast guard later confirmed by officials here in south korea as being 2 projectiles flying some 450 kilometers and both japanese and u.s. officials are now saying that these were listed missiles now this is the 1st time in a year that north korea has launched one of these provocative type of tests for the past couple of years since the negotiations between north korea and the u.s. over denuclearization broke down it has returned to developing and testing its missiles and weapons systems but they have tended to be less provocative shorter range missiles and rockets being fired off its coast the kind of weapons that are not banned by u.n. resolutions and in fact only last weekend it was confirmed that they had fired off 2 cruise missiles the whit

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pacific command says the move threatens countries in the region south korea and japan have expressed deep concern and condemnation of pyongyang's actions. larky to . you know here you are it is a threat to our country into regional security and it's also a violation of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions. i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people live better so mcbride is there rob what more can you tell us about this latest launch from north korea it is certainly a significant development and people here as elsewhere are starting to wonder whether what we're seeing is now a new phase in north korea's relations with its neighbors and with the united states over the past couple of years since the denuclearization talks with the u.s. petered out north korea has concentrated on developing its arsenal of weapons but it has been very careful largely to avoid these provocative kind of ballistic missile test which are banned under the u.n. reso

pacific command has responded saying the actions show pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors. european union leaders will meet later on thursday to discuss curbing vaccine exports to the u.k. person has received more than 10000000 doses from plants inside the e.u. but has exported no vaccines at the block other e.u. countries are struggling to find ways to stop the spread before more vaccines arrive this comes off to astra zeneca slightly downgraded the efficacy of its coronavirus vaccine to 76 percent. more than 300000 people have now died in brazil since the pandemic began president your bull sonar has long downplayed the threat of the virus but has recently agreed to take action. u.s. president joe biden has appointed come a harris to manage the steady arrival of asylum seekers at the southern border members of congress have been visiting emergency facilities that have been reopened recently and follows a growing outcry after images revealed over crowded in makeshift conditions out of texas and. argentina's vice president says the country is not able to pay back its debts o

pacific command says this highlights pyongyang's threat to its neighbors and the world and japan's prime minister your state asuka says he strongly condemns the threat to peace and stability in the region. learn to eat and. you know here you are it is a threat to our country into regional security and it's also a violation of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions. i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people. brian has more from south korea's capital seoul we have a change in the u.s. administration and typically north korea will want to test the mettle of that incoming administration but it did it's a time when the by the ministration is developing still its strategy towards north korea anthony blinken the u.s. secretary of state was here in south korea and in neighboring japan just last week talking to his counterparts the thinking was that north korea possibly would wait and see just what this strategy would look like that it wouldn't do anyth

arms services committee and basically asked for $5 billion for the indo pacific command this year in-- and $27 billion over the next period. he said something chilling at this hearing. he said united states government must be prepared to fight a war against china. he prepared to fight. the chinese have not used any militarist language. they have cautioned and said, look, we need to dial back this tension come the so-called riddim navigation -- freedom of navigation by the u.s. navy needs to stop. united states these to draw back. there's no need to militarize guam. conflict is unimaginable between two nuclear powers and yet united states ramping up the language, spending more to has developed aacific outlet,le hypersonic christmas of which can fire from anywhere in the world and hit beijing in 15 minutes. it is chilling with the u.s. government is doing can ramping up this cold war and the name of human rights, and the name of not destabilization, charter. for this reason, china and a host of other countries have created a group called friends of the u.n. charter. this group of frien

pacific command says it shows pyongyang as a threat to its neighbors right has more from seoul it is quite a significant development it happened early thursday morning was 1st detected by the japanese coast guard later confirmed by officials here in south korea as being 2 projectiles flying some 450 kilometers and both japanese and u.s. officials are now saying that these were ballistic missiles now this is the 1st time in a year that north korea has launched one of these provocative type of tests more than 300000 people have now died in brazil since the start of the coronavirus pandemic it's recently seen cases and deaths rising to record levels president both the narrow who long downplayed the threat of the virus has announced a committee to tackle the crisis and cases in the u.s. have now passed $30000000.00 since the pandemic began public health experts though were cautiously optimistic 3 months into the vaccination rollout india says it's detected what's being described as a double mutant variant of the virus it was found in 200 samples in the state of maharashtra and a further

pacific command has responded saying the actions show pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors. astra zeneca has downgraded the effectiveness of its kind of a 90 vaccine to 76 percent the company had initially said it's 2 days job was 79 percent effective at preventing symptoms it's now including more results from trials. let's get more now on one of our top stories the visit by foreign ministers of italy germany and france to libya's capital it comes off to a new government was sworn in at the of this month which is meant to unify the war torn country and steer it towards elections in december for more on this we're joined by peter millet in london he served as british ambassador to libya from 2015 to 2018 many thanks for speaking to us on al-jazeera that was not been long since that new unity government was put in place how optimistic are you about the future of libya. i think the progress that has been made in the last couple of months has been beyond the expectations of most observers and there are plenty of reasons usually to be skeptical and pessimistic about the future of

pacific command has responded saying the actions show pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors european union leaders will be placed on thursday to discuss curbing vaccine exports to the u.k. and britain has received more than 10000000 doses from plants inside the e.u. but has exported no vaccines back to the block other e.u. countries are struggling to find ways to stop the spread before more vaccines arrive this comes off astra zeneca slightly downgraded the efficacy of its coronavirus vaccine to 76 percent. one in 4 people dying of covert 19 globally is brazilian more than 300000 people have died since the pandemic began president triable sonora has downplayed the threat of the virus for the last year u.s. president joe biden has appointed couple of heris to manage the study arrival of asylum seekers of the southern border members of congress have been visiting emergency facilities that have been reopened recently it follows a growing outcry after images revealed over crowded a makeshift conditions at a texas said. tina's vice president says the country is not able to pay back its de

pacific command says it shows that pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors brian is following developments from south korea's capital seoul it is quite a significant development it happened early thursday morning was 1st detected by the japanese coast guard later confirmed by officials here in south korea as being 2 projectiles flying some 450 kilometers and both japanese and u.s. officials are now saying that these were ballistic missiles now this is the 1st time in a year that north korea has launched one of these provocative type of tests. egypt is cow authority says it's temporarily suspended traffic through the waterway while tug boats work to free a stranded ship this is the view of the skyscraper sized container vessel from land it's been blocking the southern stretch of the busy shipping lane for 2 days now the 224000 ton container vessel lost control in high winds and run aground the ship's japanese owners have apologized for the accident. medical workers an l g b t activists in myanmar have joined protests against the military coup and the the crackdown on demonstrations health c

pacific command says it shows that pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors well mcbride is following developments from south korea's capital seoul warning was 1st detected by the japanese coast guard later confirmed by officials here in south korea as being too projectiles flying some 450 kilometers and both japanese and u.s. officials are now saying that these were ballistic missiles now this is the 1st time in a year that north korea has launched one of these provocative type of tests. one in 4 people in the world who's dying of covert 19 is brazilian more than 300000 people have now died there since the start of the coronavirus pandemic it's recently seen cases and deaths rising to record levels president jiah boss another of his long downplayed the threat of the virus has announced a committee to tackle the crisis. astra zeneca has slightly downgraded the efficacy of its coronavirus vaccine to 76 percent it's to do his job was initially said to be 79 percent effective at preventing codeine $900.00 symptoms the u.s. agency overseeing vaccine trials and said the company's data was not up to dat

pacific command says the move threatens countries in the region south korea and japan have expressed deep concern and condemnation of pyongyang's actions. so you know here you are it is a threat to our country and to regional security it's also of violations of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions because i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people. mcbride has more from seoul. for the past couple of years since the denuclearization talks have stalled north korea has returned to kind of carry on developing its weapons arsenal but it's been very careful largely to avoid these provocative but listed missile test which of which of course are banned under un resolutions it has instead been firing off and testing weapons systems rockets which are permitted under u.n. rules and we saw that just this last weekend with the firing of 2 lesser cruise missiles now these are weapons it is allowed to test and this was seen as in fact the 1st weapons tes

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pacific command says the move threatens countries in the region countries like south korea and japan which expressed their deep concern as well as their condemnation of pyongyang's actions. we expressed deep concerns over north korea's latest firing of what appears to be short range ballistic missiles amid our government's various efforts to achieve the goal of complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. well during the past year north korea has been quietly testing its latest missiles and steadily expanding its arsenal go back to run this time last year much 2020 the military tested a new type of multiple rocket launcher that could hit targets nearly 400 kilometers away with great precision. a short range ballistic missile the kayin $24.00 was tested next it's designed to fly low and evade missile defenses north korea's also been building a diesel submarine one that can launch nuclear missiles whilst submerged these new ballistic missiles have been shown off during recent military parades and north korea recently unveiled its largest long range intercontinental ballistic miss

pacific command says the move threatens countries in the region south korea and japan both expressed deep concern and condemnation of pyongyang actions. we expressed deep concerns over north korea's latest firing of what appears to be short range ballistic missiles amid our government's various efforts to achieve the goal of complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula finally a vincent van gogh painting this fetch 16 and a half $1000000.00 at the celebes auction house in paris a street scene in was painted by the artist an $887.00 while he lived with his brother in the famous rezin neighborhood the painting had been held in a private collection for more than a century was expected to sell for just $69000000.00. it is now past the hour and these are the top stories egypt's soo is authority has suspended traffic through what is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes salvage teams have been trying to dislodge a massive ship they say could take days or even weeks.

pacific command has responded saying the launches show the pealing young is a threat to its neighbors but the bride joins us live now from seoul rob 'd so what more can you tell us about this latest launch from north korea. this is a significant development for the past couple of years north korea has largely been avoiding such provocative ballistic missile tests which of course are banned under un resolutions in the couple of years since the breakdown of denuclearization talks with the united states as we know it has returned to developing its its arsenal of weapons including of course nuclear weapons but all of the test firings that it has conducted it's been careful just to concentrate on largely those rockets and missiles which are not banned under un resolutions and in fact in the last weekend we saw just such a test launch of 2 lesser cruise type missiles which basically was ignored by the u.s. joe biden the u.s. president in the past day or so has largely discounted that saying it was a no not a big deal it is business as usual ballistic missiles are a lot harder to ignore and

pacific command says it shows that pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors but bright is following developments from south korea's capital seoul it is quite a significant development it happened early thursday morning was 1st detected by the japanese coast guard later confirmed by officials here in south korea as being 2 projectiles flying some 450 kilometers and both japanese and u.s. officials are now saying that these were ballistic missiles now this is the 1st time in a year that north korea has launched one of these provocative type of tests one in 4 people in the world who's dying of covert 19 is brazilian more than 300000 people have died there since the start of the coronavirus pandemic it's recently seen cases and deaths rising to record levels president jaya balsam hour long downplayed the threat of the virus has now announced a committee to tackle the crisis. astra zeneca slightly downgraded the effectiveness of its covert 19 vaccine to 76 percent the company had initially said its to those jobs 79 percent effective at preventing symptoms the u.s. agency overseeing vaccine trial sets

pacific command has just said they are aware of the north korean missile launches but no further details let's get more now from bob braids he joins us live from saw rob what can you tell us about this missile launch. this is a significant development it has been condemned by japan they have lodged a complaint with the north koreans through their embassy in beijing it has been condemned by the prime minister it was the japanese that 1st detected that the japanese coast guard detected this launch early thursday morning said the projectile had landed some 450 kilometers in the seas that separate japan from the korean peninsula this was later confirmed by south korean officials there were 2 projectiles and both the u.s. and japan are now describing these ballistic missiles which are obviously banned under u.n. resolutions interestingly south korean officials have yet to come to that conclusion they say it's too early to say but if these are ballistic missiles then certainly this is north korea really upping the ante increasing the pressure they have largely for the past couple of years or s

pacific command says it shows pyongyang is a threat to its neighbors robert bryant has more from seoul it is quite a significant development it happened early thursday morning was 1st detected by the japanese coast guard later confirmed by officials here in south korea as being 2 projectiles flying some 450 kilometers and both japanese and u.s. officials are now saying that these were ballistic missiles now this is the 1st time in a year that north korea has launched one of these provocative type of tests one in 4 people in the world who's dying of covert 19 is a brazilian more than 300000 people have now died there since the start of the coronavirus pandemic it has recently seen cases and deaths rising to record levels . the president gerry bolton r.-o. who has long downplayed the threat of the virus has announced a committee to tackle the crisis india's reported its highest number of daily infections since the end of october more than 53000 cases were reported overnight the increase in cases of follow death follow health officials protecting what's being described as a double mutant

indo-pacific command out in hawaii, which overseas u.s.ed a statement saying in part, this activity highlights the threat that north korea's illicit weapons program poses to its neighbors and the international community. the u.s. commitment to the defense of the republic of korea and japan remains ironclad. so a message of support from the pentagon. and now the question is, what will north korea do next? what kind of message are they really trying to send to the u.s. and the biden administration? that's what everybody is watching for. poppy? of course, we'll see what the president says about it today. thank you, barbara, at the pentagon. >>> now to the surge of migrants at the u.s./mexico border. the white house is preparing to activate two military sites in texas as space runs out to house the influx, especially of unaccompanied migrant children. right now nearly 5,000 children are in cbp facilities. they're not supposed to be there, right? they're supposed to be in the hhs facilities. in those facilities, hhs, there are more than 11,500

pacific command says the move threatens countries in the region south korea and japan have expressed deep concern and condemnation of pyongyang's actions likely to do you know here you are it is a threat to our country into regional security it's also of violations of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions. i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people. mcbride has more from seoul. for the past couple of years since the denuclearization talks have stalled north korea has returned to kind of carry on developing its weapons arsenal but it's been very careful largely to avoid these provocative but listed missile test which of which of course are banned under un resolutions it has instead been firing off and testing weapons systems rockets which are permitted under u.n. rules and we saw that just this last weekend with the firing of 2 lesser cruise missiles now these are weapons it is allowed to test and this was seen as in fact the 1st weapons tes

pacific command says the move threatens countries in the region south korea and japan of express their deep concern and condemnation of pyongyang actions. jake you know here it is a 3 to our country and to regional security that's also a violation of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions. i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people in china's foreign ministry is urging all sides to continue their diplomatic efforts to deescalate the situation we were talking bandar. solving the problem 3 dialogue in consultation serves the common interest of all and is the aspiration of the international community we call on all relevant sides to meet each other half way and continue to maintain the deescalation situation to advance a political settlement and work for lasting peace and security on the peninsula during this past year north korea has been quietly testing its latest missiles and steadily expanding its arsenal in march of 2020 the military test of

options, or if you don't want to talk about them specifically, how do we make sure that the indo-pacific command is thinking about different options and researching and investigating different options so war plans is out to like the world war i plan, sort of all in from the get-go and could be a little bit more credible and on escalatory? >> a simple way to put it is, that's what i said focus on deterrence not dominance. you want to be able to make it clear to china that if they were to do something, you want to stop them from doing it in the first place because the cost is so great that they wouldn't even contemplate it. that's not about being -- they know -- i'm sorry, they don't know. they would suspect if we felt we had to go to an all-out war they would think the cost would be too great to us. but if we quick strike that would impose a cost of fungi and not drag us into a war, that's about alliances and partnerships. if china knew they did this we would have japan, south korea, the philippines, thailand, india, the weather on our side and we would impose the costs on china that would not be

then there would be the southwest pacific theater headquartered in australia and under the command of douglas macarthur. and these two theaters the navy would advance across the central pacific from the gilberts to the marshalls to the marianna islands to set up the offensive that would target the japanese home islands and macarthur's forces. would advance up the solomon islands new guinea. so ultimately in the direction of the philippines and macarthur of course was determined to return to the philippines when he left the philippines early in march of 1942. he promised i shall return and of course he had this long family and personal background with the philippines and he was determined to go back and liberate that area from japanese occupation. now from 1942 until the summer of 194. american forces gradually essentially gain the initiative over the japanese winning key battles such as midway in june of 1942. and the guadalcanal campaign, which in august of 19 to and we began to march in what is called an island hopping campaign. back to take the war directly to the japanese home isl

particular country may face but it certainly focus for special operations command the hope is pacific commandis off to get to that level of granularity. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> i wish them success on these efforts, it's very important. i think if you look at the potential china flight, not that we want to have that right but in order to deter them, we need high confidence to prevail. it's about dealing there cruise missiles and the fact that the old deployed forces at risk. continue to operate in that environment. i think an initiative is a great start and gives me tools for ammunition, logistics support but ultimately disperse loan access, that means having part of countries willing to participate in particular ways, get the access when we need it so that's our diplomats to develop those relationships so i am encouraged with the direction with the biden and ministration, there's quite a bit of detail to be worked through. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> thank you, let me recognize my colleagues for five minutes. >> muted here, thank you, chairman and ranking member for your holding of this com

face but certainly it is focus for our special operations command and it's a focus on and no pacific commands well to be able to get to that level of granularity and assist the countries with the particular challenges they have. >> thank you, my next question is for you, doctor shriver as well. [inaudible] if you are conducting what realignment would [inaudible] >> well, i wish them success in these efforts. it's very important. i think if you look at the potential china fight and not that we want to have that fight but in order to deter them we need to be able to have a high confidence that we would prevail and it is about dealing with their listing and cruise missiles and the fact they can hold our deployed forces at risk so there called strategy and taking about dispersal, survivability and the attracted ability to continue to operate in that environment are the keys. the specific deterrence initiative is a great start and it gives new tools to afford deployed ammunition, logistics support but ultimately dispersal and access means having partner countries willing to participate in particu

we need to have those same type of teams and approaches in the endo pacific command and european command so thinking of it in terms of leadership, enabling resources and processes and accelerating adoption would be the three things that i would say are the most consequential. >> thank you, secretary work. thank you all for your answers. with that ranking member is now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. an idea that each witness and each commissioner has highlighted today as well as the chair of the government over form committee is for the academy and now the issue of workforce and talent is going to make or break whether the united states is able to lead in a ipad my question is for chairman schmidt. can you expand on this recommendation to include how such an academy should be established and then i want to hear what had been the impediments to this recommendation? >> if it is okay i would prefer that commissioner clyburn answer. >> thank you again very much. the need is very clear. we have a college pipeline and so the commission was very bold in its recommendation and it reco

averil davidson, who leads the united states indo-pacific command said, quote, i think our conventional deterrent is actually eroding in the region. last week, admiral fowler who leads the united states southern command said, quote, now more than ever, i feel a sense of urgency about global threats that we face in our neighborhood. i agree. i thawed the cold war was bad, but the threats we're facing now, especially from china, are more complex and more dangerous than they ever have been before. in fact, i look back sometimes wistfully at the days of the cold war when things were predictable. we had two superpowers. we knew what they had, they knew what we had. mutual assured destruction meant something. it really doesn't anymore. times have changed. i agree that the cold war is bad, but it's worse today. i'm glad to hear president biden and members of his administration say china is our top facing threat. both secretary austin and deputy secretary hicks told the armed services committee that during their nomination hearing that was the situation. what concerns me is i haven't seen the b

indo-pacific command releasing a statement saying in part, quote, this activity highlight it is threat weapon's program poses to its neighbors and the international community. well, traffic on egypt's suez canal temporarily suspended for a third straight day as crews are work to go dislodge the ever given cargo ship blocking water way in both directions right now. 8 tug boats are working to straighten the ship. by the way as long as the empire building is tall. it was overcome by strong winds and lost power. markets reacting yesterday. this is about 5% were down, down more than 2% right now. a lot of oil goes through the suez canal we should add here. well, the federal government opening an inquiry into wall street blank check ipo frenzy. sec sent letter to special banks of acquisition companies or spacs, deal fees, volumes and what controls banks have in place to police the deals internally. some feel this may be a precursor to a formal investigation. just a few weeks ago sec warned against buying into spacs with celebrity endorsements. kfc and taco bell will start taking orders via t

we have to build back, on our military, particularly what's called the pacific deterrence initiative. the commander testified in a top secret hearing two weeks ago and an open hearing two weeks ago, i attended both. he is saying we have to fund the pacific deterrence initiative that was passed in the ndaa last year, i was a co-sponsor of that. we need to do that, and we also, importantly, i know we're going to talk about it, need to take advantage of this great strategic opportunity we have in america with regard to energy. we are the world's energy super power now, largest producer of natural gas in the world, oil in the world, renewables in the world. this an advantage we have over the chinese, particularly in asia and moves that you're starting to see in the biden administration, to unilaterally restrict american energy production makes zero sense for jobs, the environment, our foreign policy and national security. and i have been strongly encouraging all of them to take advantage of this, not to undercut it. >> so i did not envision we would get into energy this early in the conversation but, o

commander in the pacific is calling for more american offensive intermediate range missiles in the regionsile defense is the hardest thing we do and if i'm a manager of a baseball team, i could have the best defense is in the world but if i can't score some runs, i can't win the game. >> admiral davidson also warned of a vast chinese government disinformation machine employing nearly a million people. officials say china's government has led an international propaganda campaign surrounded covid-19 to boost its reputation and to denigrate the performance from western countries and democracies, especially the united states. >> bret: rich edson live at the state department. let's go deeper on this with "washington post" columnist josh rogan, he is the author of the new book "chaos under heaven, trump, xi, and the battle for the 21st century." congrats on the book, some great behind the scenes reporting here looking at the last administration and china overall. i want to talk about some specifics but first, 30,000 feet. you heard that piece by rich, what is china trying to do in your view not

pacific fleet commander admiral john told the senate armed services committee that he believes a china's -- that's the general you're referring to when you say the admiral said this, right? yeah. okay. >> that's absolutely correct. maria: and he referenced in an earlier statement that said that, look, he's expecting a conflict within -- as soon as six years and you mentioned the defense. this is what i've been so hawkish on china because -- the priority in china for the the chinese communist party is their military and when you're investing in the companies that are tied to the military you are funding this expansion and look what you've said we are outgunned. they already have the strongest -- stronger navy, we think, and the question becomes what would the united states do. i know that the u.s. already has supplied taiwan with the number of weapons deals over the year, over the years but it's questionable if the u.s. will come to the defense of taiwan if taiwan is invaded by the ccp and let me just mention that china just signed a massive 400 billion-dollar deal with iran, okay. this

commander of u.s. forces in the pacific is warning lawmakers about the growing threat from china. let's watch. >> we see china increasing at a rate that is faster than anyone previously believed their nuclear stockpile. we've seen the largest military build-up by china. that does bring with it certain vulnerabilities. >> harris: what's happening with china? >> first of all, china has a comprehensive policy to seek domination of the region and also the world economically, technologically and militarily. the military issue here is very significant, harris, because this commander who is coming in and the outgoing commander are saying the same thing. to break it down simply in the indo pacific region the u.s. military is outgunned. the 9/11 wars and reduced defense budgets largely during the obama administration. as such, we are outgunned in that region. the chinese have more ships, more airplanes, and an incredible amount of offensive conventional missiles. the largest arsenal on the planet. what they can do to places in the region is very significant. >> harris: forgive me. i want t

. ♪ ♪ brian: the top commander in the pacific warning about the threat of china.terrent is actually eroding in the region, and it's because of the vast advances that the chinese have undertaken in both terms of capacity over the last 20 years and then in the next few years the improvements they'll make in their capabilities as well. brian: so is a war with china on the horizon? by the way, the psalm country that poisoned the world last year. our next co-wrote a brand new book, it's called "2034: a novel of the next world war." the guy that i'm about to introduce you to would know how it would may out, one of the most esteemed commanders in this country, admiral james care see dis. first off, that was the statement yesterday. that's a perfect tee-up for why your book matters. was that a five-alarm fire he was getting u.s. ready for? >> i'd say it's four and a half alarm fire anyway, brian. look, that's add miller phil davidson, the commander of all u.s. forces, army, navy, marine corps, air force all across the indian ocean. he is our point man, and when he says ch

move the focus of its diplomatic and trade strategy from the west to the asia pacific region hamish gordon is a former commanding officer of the u.k. chemical biological radiological and nuclear regiment he joins us by skype from bath the united kingdom thanks so much for your time so why does britain need to increase its nuclear stockpile of the limits of its nuclear stockpile. well i think there are several reasons and of course the needler increases its headline grabbing not surprisingly but it's a reflection i think of all the threats we face the prime minister has laid out it is not so long ago very close to where i'm talking to you now but there was a russian chemical warfare attack on british soil and the russians to be very aggressive i think that is of great concern and one of the ways to try and deflect and reduce that throws certainly is in the nature error but also very clearly articulated in the river by the prime minister is a concern about other asymmetric threats from a chemical attack tenchi biological attack we've seen terrorists and others using chemical weapons extensively in the middle east

the haunting rise of hatred against the asian-american pacific islanders community must intensify with the immediacy this latest tragedy commandswhat worries me is there's silence from so many republican senators right now. >> yeah. >> including her husband. why is that? >> well, i actually had a discussion with her husband yesterday, who is very concerned about this issue. my wife and elaine chao are good friends. i know they'll be talking further about some steps we can all take. i was very proud of secretary chao's statement. that's something, just the opposite of the statement you heard before. i think she said the right thing. she's obviously one of the most important asian leaders in our party, and i'm glad she spoke out, and we're going to continue to work together with she and her husband to try to get more republicans focused on this issue. >> are you disappointed mitch mcconnell, unlike his wife, has not spoken out about this problem? >> well, i think his wife is the perfect spokesperson. i'm sure they're boeth focused n it. he is well aware of discrimination through members of his own family who have been faced with

during a two-hour nomination hearing on capitol hill it is notable the next commander to lead all u.s. forces in the pacificed one question about north korea, all the focus was on china, dana. >> dana: thanks for the update. >> bill: the suspect in the boulder shooting has been identified as a 21-year-old man of the syrian descent. if you look at the messages online some liberals online rushed to blame the attack on a violent white man. they did it repeatedly. guy benson is here to talk about it. what do you make of it? >> hey, bill. dana and i had a really substantive conversation on this on the radio yesterday. when something horrific happens, a senseless act of violence, i think the natural human impulse is to try to make sense of it. and for a lot of people that goes to sort of retreating into intellectual safe spaces with narratives that make sense based on prior experience or based on various biases. that definitely should not be the case for journalists and members of the media. it is incumbent on us to at least try to wait and get facts and then inform people casting about for information. when it c

leaves monthly meetings with the asian and pacific islander coalition to engage members and gather feedback on dph and the covid commands centers related to covid-19 and the a.p.i. communities n addition, they partner with the regional pacific islander task force and presented at the task force covid-19 briefing for faith leaders and is the a.p.i. community and the parity coalition and encourages to engage trusted community physicians as mass englisher. >> here is an overview of community outreach that is conducted in chinatown. they have been in partnership with chinese hospital and it has been mobile testing starting in january in fall of 2020. since the summer of 2020, dpa the covid command center and chinese hospital have partnered with chinatown based and organizations northeast medical center services and those who have worked together with a sro rapid response team. since december 2020, dph and the covid command center has hosted weekly pop up testing in chinatown, at fourth and square or chinese hospital at each of these testing events, 400 people get tested where the majority of people being served are of asian

commander who is warning that the u.s. is losing our edge in asia as china goes unchecked. >> as china continues to increase the size of liberation army endo pacificnd allies. i cannot understand some of the capabilities that they're putting in the field unless it is an aggressive posture. >> very, very worrying from the admiral. are we not paying attention from the rising threat of china? >> we are paying attention to this. let's look at what the admiral is speaking about. their growth and carrier strike groups and what exactly does a carrier strike group give you? it gives you destroyers, submarines, supply ships and things like that all in one package but more specifically when you're talking about a nuclear power carrier, unlimited range, no need to refuel for probably about 50 years or so. the capability to fly hundreds of stories a day and move that entire group right off of somebody's shores across the ocean. you're only building the capability for one reason and that's if you're planning on moving it across the ocean. >> very worrying and the biden administration meeting and we will see if he holds them into account. >> wish you all the be