it's just to frighten south korea and other allies. and i was very much encouraged by president obama. he just assured that the united states will respect the treaty, the obligations and commitment for the republic of korea. >> the pressure is building in south korea to develop its own nuclear weapon, to combat north korea if necessary. what do you say about that? >> i don't think it is the general views of the south korean people, the south korean government has assured and committed to continued accreditation of the korean peninsula in their joint declaration with the north korean 1992. i'm sure that south korea will continue to abide by that declaration. >> are you ready to go to pyongyang and meet with kim jong-un? >> i have made it consistently clear that i am ready to visit the dprk when and if my visit is helpful, and in close coordination with the concerned parties, particularly the republic of korea and the united states. >> stand by for more of my interview with the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. the u.n. secret

and traveling in south korea. ll people who, like the south koreans themselves, are used to threats being made from north korea. >> the main concern of americans or other foreigners doing business in south korea is the south korean government and its regulations or their south korean competitors or their south korean partners, not things the north koreans are doing. >> reporter: but marcus noland says it was not helpful for gm's chairman to state publicly his company is looking at contingency plans. he says that plays into the game of brinksmanship and puts more pressure on the south koreans to make concessions. when i ran that by a spokesman at gm, he said good companies plan for a variety of contingencies and to suggest anything more is an overreach. wolf? >> watching this very, very closely, obviously, in south korea they have a lot at stake. thanks, brian, excellent report. >>> up next, the shady money bankrolling kim jong-un's threats. >>> get this, there are american tourists on vacation in north tourists on

facility in south korea or south korean facility in south korea. very, very important.minimize civilian casualties. what i think would happen immediately is the response is, north korea fires, the united nations command, the combined forces command of the united states and south korea would return very precise fire against that location of launch. not to escalate, but to maintain the dmz and the armistice. if they fire, we would fire back. >> simple equation on that. let's look at the one scenario that possibly gets much more out of hand, among the things that seem like they might vaguely be possible. what if north korea in fact did something, in this disputed territory, of who owns what, let's say they attacked a facility like this in a strong way, and tried to land their and essentially seize the property. what happens then? >> not unlike what we just discussed. if the north koreans were to try to occupy, the united nations would reclaim that. there would be a fight to get that island back. we have seen this specifically before. what might occur, we have to think abou

in effect saying an attack on south korea would be an attack on the united states. that's the clearest way to avoid a war. i believe with north korea. to let them how serious we are. also, again, i can't speak to it, but i would believe there are overtures being made to china behind the scenes, certainly to me that's a key element here. china can tone north korea down. i have been critical of the administration on benghazi and iraq and afghanistan. as far as north korea is concerned, i'm giving them full credit. i have no criticism. put it this way, nothing but support for what they're doing. >> peter king of new york, thank you very much for coming in. >>> still ahead -- tens of thousands of u.s. troops are in the region right now. the obama administration says though, it doesn't know how many americans may be in north korea right now. the shady ways that kim jong-un is making money to bankroll his threats against the united states and the world. #%what if you could shrink your pores just by washing your face? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® pore refining cleanser.

south korea is a country with an army. and main source of income for north korea is the counterfeiting of american $100 bills. cutof our missions was to off two-man subs that were heading down from north korea into south korea with currency to buy trade secrets or whenever. aggressor. is an we have been on a posture of defense since the 1950's. north korea has always infiltrated through tunnels. the north korean special forces would come across our lines and still objects, take back to their commanders, similar to the native american tribes. from micheleear flournoy. guest: thank you for your service. now a thriving democracy. our alliance with them is very much in a defensive posture. we did not have an aggressive posture towards north korea. these cycles of provocation have been started by north korea and as anuated by north korea attention getting device. would need to be a very clear. this is not a situation where the united states or south korea has openly threatened north korea. we have called upon them to come back i

march 11th, the u.s., and south korea, our longstanding ally, began joint annual war games. march 12th. north korea nullifies korean war's 60-year-old armistice between north and south and threatens to attack. march 20, north korea launches cyber attack on seoul, south korea. march 22. the u.s. and ally south korea announce an agreement to retaliate jointly against any attack. march 26th, north korea puts artillery and market forces on highest alert and cuts its hotline to south korea. march 28th. the u.s. displays its nuclear umbrella in action. two b-2 stealth bombers make a daylight bombing run in south korea. april 2, tuesday of this past week, north korea pledges to restart its nuclear reactor to make more nuclear weapons. april 3. south korea presses washington for an okay to manufacture its own enriched nuclear bomb grade uranium which could potentially result, of course, in a nuclear arms race in asia. >> we seek the complete verifiable and irreversible de- nuclearrization through authentic and credible negotiations. the u.s. and our international partners have a shar

but we have to recognize that south korea does have sovereignty over south korea. the south korean forces are not all under the command of general thurmond. some of them are under different command. they are not respond-- supposed to respond but who is to say that they wouldn't if there he had saw a local frof case. >> you are saying the u.s. would get sucked in. >> well, we are there. we're there to deter conflict. we're there to try to preserve peace and found a diplomatic path forward. north korea is making that very difficult. we are there together. we have to work on this closely together. general thurmond and his korea counterpart, the deputy commander of the combined force kos manned have lead responsibility but it will be the president of south korea and the president of the united states without have to make the big call. >> warner: as we know there have been no massive movements of forces to the border by the north koreans. but what form might a provocative strike take? i mean what-- what are the u.s. and south korea prepared for? >> the advantage for the

so north korea and south korea, that element as north korea looks at south korea and south korea is then viewed as in bed with the united states, in conducting these exercises, so it all becomes even moreen raging to the nark -- to north korea. >> why is no one talking about north korea is developing nuclear weapons at an increasing rate? >> for its own defense. >> they now say they are taking aim at japan and japan will be their first target. why should the u.s. not be there to at least show our strength and power in defense of our ally japan? >> if this is the case, south korea and japan, who are very powerful rich nations a lot stronger than north korea, build their own nuclear deterrents? that is exactly what is going to happen john. this guy he doesn't have it yet, but he is getting close to be able to put nuclear weapons on intercontinental ballistic missiles. >> on my part this is not for north korea by any means, but i do see we are exerting a what? we are exerting a kind of taunt against them. and it is only serving the interests of those, it is not serving their interests. >> i

sent stealth fighter jets to south korea and the u.s. navy shifted a guided missile destroyer in the pacific. now, these moves come as north korea's leader kim jong-un said over the weekend he's entering a state of war with south korea. and threatened military action against south korea and the united states. joining us now to talk about what all this could mean for the global economy and the markets, ian bremer, a political risk and research and consulting firm. let me begin you with a basic question. what does kim jong-un really want? >> it's very clear his state of war does not preclude doing business with the south. their joint industrial park in north korea is still open, so it's not like he's about to start launching rockets into south korea. i think what he clearly wants is more money, more respect and he probably wants a restart of the negotiations with the united states from a position of greater strength. he has clearly failed on absolutely every one of those counts over the last two weeks. i think that's what's actually agitati

facility in south korea or south korean facility. at i think would happen immediately is the response if north korea fires, the united nations command, the combined forces command of the united states and korea would return very precise fire against that location of launch. not to escalate, but to maintain the dmz and the armistice. if they fire, we would fire back. >> simple equation on that. let's look at the one scenario that possibly gets much more out of hand among things that seem like they might vaguely be possible. what if north korea did something like when they shelled some islands over here saying it's disputed territory in terms of who owns what, let's say they attack the facility like this in a strong way and try to land there to seize the property? what happens then? >> tom, not unlike what we talked about. if they tried to occupy, there would be a fight to get that back. i don't us spesuspect that woul happen. what might occur, we have to think about this. the 2018 olympics is in pyongchung. this is where the winter oly

and traveling in south korea. re all people who, like the south koreans themselves, are used to threats being made from north korea. >> the main concern of americans or other foreigners doing business in south korea is the south korean government and its regulations or their south korean competitors or their south korean partners, not things the north koreans are doing. >> reporter: but marcus noland says it was not helpful for gm's chairman to state publicly his company is looking at contingency plans. he says that plays into the game of brinksmanship and puts more pressure on the south koreans to make concessions. when i ran that by a spokesman at gm, he said good companies plan for a variety of contingencies and to suggest anything more is an overreach. wolf? >> watching this very, very closely, obviously, in south korea they have a lot at stake. thanks, brian, excellent report. >>> up next, the shady money bankrolling kim jong-un's threats. >>> get this, there are american tourists on vacation in north korea. t

i agree i mentioned south korea i mentioned south korea i mentioned japan if you don't read well you don't get mine i call it a right scuse me if you bring in a third one if you want a pretty good instance of aggressive imperial movement consider remember that the war in vietnam left two to four million people dead according to robert mcnamara that was not the act of a but now if so why is he a dog inviting us back and one of the next to me is more than that joe you know yes i did but you raise an excellent question you raise an excellent question about asian powers and asian countries being the determinant of what goes on in asia may remind you the united states is not an asian power it's half a world away it doesn't even belong there you. get what they wanted by asian countries don't be asian countries have a right to invite the united states you think the asian country said no to any but in both. in both south korea and japan there are large peace movements that want the us out of there so who's doing the inviting that one powerless to establish by linked in but they have to wait

this up even higher in the expectation that south korea will waver in its commitment and relationship with the united states. i think that is a fundamental this calculation by north korea, and that will be proven if things go from bad to worse. whether it is cyber attacks, other efforts to rattle nerves and south korea, whether momentarily or over the long run, it is that element of manydictability that so fine so jarring. in some contexts, leads people to make the argument, now is the time we are to the point where we need a senior person to deal with this audit urgent basis, which in a way, is affirming their strategy. that is an element in policy we have to discuss. thisere is a danger in current situation. i want to turn back to the question of motivations. jonathan has talked about imperatives at play here. that rings true to me. has talked about the desire to, in effect, desensitize the united states and international community concerning further tests of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. that also makes sense. if there are other things. let me throw one out. and is to pre

and we have more from seoul, south korea. so tell us what we know. >> reporter: well, to the outside world he's the offspring of a tyrant, more imagine that man, developed by north korea's twisted propaganda regime. he's the third of the kim dynasty. a man not yet 30. in charge of the ballistic missiles and the world's fourth largest army. but kim jong-un is an enigma and a dangerous one at that. the youngest son of kim jong-il he had a privileged upbringing while millions of north koreans starved. attending a boarding school in switzerland under a false name. a classmate remembers him as a shy teenager. >> he was very quiet. he didn't speak with anyone. he was competitive at sports. he didn't like to lose. >> he liked basketball and football and video games. his father had served a long apprenticeship before taking over the kingdom. but kim jong-un became a general in his 20s without serving a day in the military. when his father died in 2011, kim jong-un became supreme leader and the propaganda machine went into overdrive. >

we'll get back to you if seoul, south korea. about 30 miles or so from the demilitarized zone with north korea. north korea's nuclear capabilities are an open question. their conventional military is heavily equipped, capable of inflicting immense casualties and damages on the millions and millions of people just below the demilitarized zone. let's go back to tom forman for this. >> a tremendous amount of power if the hands of this young man. let's talk about this nuclear capability first. what do we really think they have right now is this. >> tom, we think they have eight bombs. they probably have the materiel for 12. we don't think these are weaponized. they haven't been married up with a missile capability to launch somewhere else. >> as long as they're not able to be delivered well, they're not weaponized. >> correct. >> they have a tremendous amount of artillery and rockets, missiles. talk about that some. >> the north korean military, the korean people army was trained by the soviets and trained by the chinese communists.

sending f-22 fighter jets to south korea for some drills. this comes as north korea now says it is in a state of war with the south. >> prosecutors will seek the death penalty against james holmes. they rejected a plea deal last week for life without parole. >>> it's opening day at ballparks across the country. the astros beat the rangers 8-2 in the season opener, houston's first ever game in the american league. >>> we look at the the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good, delta ordering 60 pizzas as a way to apologize to passengers for a really long wait. airlines are required to provide basic food and water for passengers stranded more than two hours but that pie was a special treat. next the ugly. a driver's ed teacher arrested after allegedly teaching a teenager to do doughnuts. the man told cops he thought she should learn how to navigate in off-road conditions and she plans to go in the military. finally, the ugly. talk about an easter grinch. a church in colorado vandalized on easter morning. easter baskets and the eggs were sto

, within easy artillery range, and they feel that south korea has more to risk -- more to lose from confrontation at whatever level than north korea does. the other problem, and here's one of the big unknowns here, is does north korea think they have south korea and the united states deterred as a result of north korea's development of these medium-range missiles and its crude nuclear weapons capacity? if north korea thinks that it has the united states and south korea deterred as a result of this development, then that does not bode well for this escalatory process because the north koreans may think they can raise the stakes even higher by carrying out another attack ask and not risk the massive retaliation that we are capable of. >> just a couple of points that i would want to make. i mean, one of the things that is always viking about north korean behavior -- striking about north korean behavior is their capacity to find something in the seams, something that is very undermining in the south and the like, but doing it in a way that they think they are free of major consequence i

i agree i mentioned south korea i mentioned south korea i mentioned japan if you don't read well you don't get mine i call it a right scuse me if you bring in a third one if you want a pretty good instance of aggressive imperial movement consider remember that the war in vietnam left two to four million people dead according to robert mcnamara that was not the act of a but now if so why is here dog inviting us back and one of the next to me is already in that job because i think you raise an excellent question you raise an excellent question about asian powers and asian countries being the determinant of what goes on in asia may i remind you the united states is not an ancient power it's half a world away it doesn't even belong there you. get what experiences and lighted by asian countries don't be asian countries have a right to invite the united states you think the asian country said no to any but in both. in both south korea and japan there are large peace movements that want the u.s. out of there so who's doing the inviting that one policy established by linked in but then again

washington and south korea had actually agreed to give wartime operational control to south korea by two thousand and fifteen but now with north korea's eminent threat or which they call imminent threat growing they've decided to not disband that disband the combined forces command to south korea and actually keep the agreement that the united states will keep military command even in two thousand and fifteen so we see that military occupation by the united states is going to continue and be maintained in south korea weather down mean that south korea's power will decrease and the united states has power will increase in the region we have to wait and see however it does seem that south korea's power is decreasing. a south korea based journalist joseph came has a from soledad many thanks indeed thank you. so late as die of warning came out of the pentagon at ows the deployment of a missile defense system in to prepare against a possible our top but while any assault has deemed highly unlikely the u.s. many are questioning whether washington's actions are proportionate to north korea'

it's just to frighten south korea and other allies. just assured that the united states will respect the treaty, the obligations and commitment for the republic of korea. >> the pressure is building in south korea to develop its own nuclear weapon, to combat north korea if necessary. what do you say about that? >> i don't think it is the general views of the south korean people, the south korean government has assured and committed to continued accreditation of the korean peninsula in their joint declaration with the north korean 1992. i'm sure that south korea will continue to abide by that declaration. >> are you ready to go to pyongyang and meet with kim jong-un? >> i have made it consistently clear that i am ready to visit the dprk when and if my visit is helpful, and in close coordination with the concerned parties, particularly the republic of korea and the united states. >> stand by for more of my interview with the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. the u.n. secretary-general delivers a direct and powerful message to

facility in south korea or south korean facility in south korea. very, very important. what i think would happen immediately is the response is, north korea fires, the united nations command, the combined forces command of the united states and south korea would return very precise fire against that location of launch. not to escalate, but to maintain the dmz and the armistice. if they fire, we would fire back. >> simple equation on that. let's look at the one scenario that possibly gets much more out of hand, among the things that seem like they might vaguely be possible. what if north korea in fact did something, in this disputed territory, of who owns what, let's say they attacked a facility like this in a strong way, and tried to land their and essentially seize the property. what happens then? >> not unlike what we just discussed. if the north koreans were to try to occupy, the united nations would reclaim that. there would be a fight to get that island back. we have seen this specifically before. what might occur, we have to think about this. the 2018 winter olymp

he says south korea had been right. he said both sides have agreed that they would engage with each other before they took in the steps with north korea. -- in qualified support the to a bit of daylight between washington and seoul on this issue. intelligence reports says the korea potentially does have a nuclear capable missile. how does that change the conversation? conversation that the foreign minister and the secretary of state had with reporters. they were asked specifically about the issue. the report suggested that there was a miniaturized device capable of being delivered by missile in being the korean peninsula. they say they were moderately confident about that. it was a classified report that was declassified and read at a congressional hearing. thatentagon response was the u.s. understood that there was no fully developed, tested means of delivering a major rise nuclear warhead. they did not say why they thought you'd what was wrong. if north korean did have this capability, it would be low level and unrelia

has become stronger and they've said they would attack south korea at this point however south north korea does not want to engage in dialogue with south korea north korea's primary objective in dialogue and negotiations is the united states we see that the united states is not tary command is actually growing stronger in south korea we see that south korea's role is actually shrinking in all of this so south korea has to come up with a way in which it will become relevant. the u.n. says the deadlock has gone too far now off to pyongyang with claims that it will restart a nuclear reaction which has been shut for six here is north korea allisat its missile units are combat ready and warned of a possible preemptive strike on the u.s. and so and team shark has written extensively about he was foreign policy and east asian politics and believes both sides should know they are playing a dangerous game when you escalate to this point any small mistake can turn into a major catastrophe and that's the danger north korea itself knows that if it didn't attack a bit in attack the united st

we're only given a few minutes in here. >> 20 seconds. >> this is technically south korea on this side. to get over to north korea, just on the other side of these microphones. the next stop is a lookout. >> the tower is north korea, can you see the north korean flag flying right there. and that village right underneath, that is what north korea calls a peace village. but south korea refers to it as propaganda village. >> because the u.s. doesn't believe anyone actually lives here. this is all four show. one of the world's most lethal borders is up close, just a fence, barbed wire and a trench. the dmz uninhabitable. so untouched that endangered wildlife and plant species soar here. tourists are allowed to visit this lookout. the final stop of our press tour, where we meet american brothers. >> it's a little surreal knowing that just a few hundred yards that way there are people starving and being tortured and so forth. it's unreal. >> i had a lot of family and friends who asked me if i was afraid to come over here? . a peak into a reclusive nation, while the world guesses what move it

as long as south korea and japan trust us to be in the fight, they won't go down the nuclear road. it's important they always believe we have their back, and it's important north korea knows what happens if they engage anybody in the region associated with us, including our own troops, they lose. >> before i ask you a little bit more about the u.s. response, who is kim jong-un? we put together some facts. his father kim jong-il ran the country. we don't know his actual age. he's about 29 years old. he came to power in december 2011. educated in the west. i know from talking to people at the white house one of the big fears is miscalculation here. we don't really talk to the north. >> if you sold this as a movie script, a 30-year-old guy whose father was born out of a mountain, who had nine holes in one the first time he played golf, this is a surreal place. they're afraid of reunification. they don't want a democratic korea next to china, so they're propping up this crazy regime, and they could determine the fate of north korea better than anybody on the planet. we up our game regar

ambassador to south korea. he's now dean of the school of international studies at the university of denver. and retired u.s. navy admiral william fallon. he served as the head of the u.s. pacific command and u.s. central command. admiral fallon, what worries me the most is a miscalculation that could trigger all-out war. are you concerned about that, as well? >> wolf, i think it's prudent to be concerned and certainly pay close attention to this. but i believe this thing may be a little bit overhyped right now. >> tell us why, tell us why. >> well, the first thing is his ability to strike the u.s. i think is mostly talk. there's a possibility that some of his missiles might be able to range alaska or possibly a u.s. territory or bases closer in. but unlikely. they've never demonstrated an ability to get anything to fly as far as the u.s. it took them many years to get that one missile to fly th. it's not helpful, of course, all the rhetoric. this is the same old stuff out of the playbook that his father and gr

this side is south korea. over there is north korea. >> all cameras, facing this way. >> reporter: rules are tight on this military-guided press tour. don't linger. don't point. this is cold war, up close. we talk about tensions on the peninsula. this is about as tense as it gets. south korean soldiers, their backs to us, facing off with north korean soldiers right on the other side, just feet away. this room we're about to enter is actually divided in half. shut down, just so we can come in and capture some pictures. >> you can maneuver around. just please stay within arms length of the soldier. >> the soldiers are here so we don't get grabbed and pulled into north korea. we're only given a few minutes in here. >> 20 seconds. >> reporter: this is technically south korea on this side. to get over to north korea, just on the other side of these microphones. the next stop is a lookout. you see over there in that tower, that's north korea. you can see the north korean flag flying right there. and that village rig

at&t. ♪ >>> for more than 60 year, north korea has been a thorn on the side of the south. ent years the u.s. has spear headed the efforts to keep north korea from acquiring nuclear weapons. all the while, troops have staredded at each other between north and south. it's a trip called the demilitarized zone. and ktvu visited the dmz and filed this report. >> reporter: this is the demilitarized zone. this 2-mile slither of land belongs to neither country. it was carved out by an uneasy truce that ended hostilities here in 1953. now a barbed wire fence separates these two countries who after years can still find no peace. the dmz is one of the most heavily armed locations on earth. some 38,000 american troops help guard this last hot spot of the cold war. all soldiers here carry heavy weapons on duty. this officer didn't like us taking a picture of guns being checked out. tension is everywhere. >> down, down, down, down. >> reporter: this is the tip of the spear. where u.s. and south koreans stand shoulder to shoulder in defense of freedom. soldiers say that this can be danger

has become stronger and they've said they would attack south korea at this point however south north korea does not want to engage in dialogue with south korea north korea's primary objective in dialogue and negotiations is the united states we see that the united states is not tary command is actually growing stronger in south korea we see that south korea's role is actually shrinking in all of this so south korea has to come up with a way in which it will become relevant when we usually hear threats from north korea these threats are actually not uncommon for south koreans see here so often when i do south koreans how they feel about these threats they usually say that i'm very used to it that these threats are men dain and actually very common but when i was on the streets today and i was talking to people it was a different sense there was just more a sense of unease eerie feeling that they were getting that the rhetoric has gone to a point where they are thinking that maybe this could possibly be true. sometime regarding north korea's menacing action i don't feel a direct t

cnn's jim clancy is live in seoul, south korea. at north korea has moved a second midrange missile to its east coast. you know, what sort of message does that send? and how much of these actions are aimed at impressing people in their own country rather than a threat to other countries? >> well, of course, it's always for that domestic audience. but we can say, this is a message that he wants to send to the world. for everybody to see. the u.s. and south korea can have these huge military maneuvers every year but little tiny north korea, the hermit kingdom, can still make a superpower turn around and jump and make moves. why? well listen to victoria nuland, the state department spokeswoman. >> when you have a country that is making the kinds of bellicose threats that they are making, and taking the steps that they are taking, and when you have allies in treaty commitments, you have to take it serious. you don't have any other choice. >> all right. let's take a look at a map, john, explain why. it's believed that this is going to be

factored into our ongoing strategy that is deployed first and foremost with our allies, japan and south korea, and second of all, in our ongoing trust building with china. and in deepening and expanding our discussions with them about how to handle north korea, because traditionally, they've been very, very reluctant to engage. there is no plan by which you deescalate something after tensions get out of control. there has been no real conversation about what you do about a failed nation state, and all of this to north korea is increasingly real when this kind of thing plays out. so let it be a clarion call to not only our allies, but to china and the united states as well, that we need to start drilling down a little bit in terms of better understanding the capabilities and what to do about it. >> what about the intelligence, christiane? in terms of technical signals intelligence, it seems we have capabilities against north korea but in terms of human intelligence, trying to understand actually what they are thinking, that seems very difficult. >> i think this whole week has also shown the im

cnn, south korea. >>> what a wonderful story, the way they reunited after so many decades.hank you for your service to the united states. remember, you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room." you can follow me on twitter @wolfblier

he is expected to meet with leaders from south korea, china and japan. h korea will no doubt be high on that agenda. with me now former u.s. ambassador to china jon huntsman. let me ask you first as an overall question. are you going to talk about north korea this sunday? should i be scared? and i said i will ask. what is your level of concern about what's going on? >> well, i think it's fair to say, candy, that we've heard this music before. anyone who's watched the region. the north koreans have a way of manipulating not just the regional headlines but indeed global headlines and then asking for concessions. and sadly people step up and give concessions. and that just continues the cycle. so here we are again. people are walking the streets of seoul, business is being transacted. it's pretty much business as usual. but we have to stop and ponder the words and think about what could happen if a crazy man actually takes it to an extreme? and i think that's why we're seeing military assets being deployed in the region. it's why there's tighter coordination

ally south korea is promising that south korea will pay if war breaks out. south korea is moving up the date for a much-imented missile test and it could happen as soon as this week. the pentagon is pushing back its own missile test. let's get more from jim clancy. a possible new date for a north korean missile test? >> that's correct. i mean, the conclusion that is being drawn here by south korean officials was the equivalent of their national security adviser saying from the evidence that they analyzed and looked at this missile is going to be launched some time this week, perhaps around the tenth of april. originally they thought about five days later than that. they don't know exactly how many are going to be launched. they believe at least one of these medium-range missiles. in an attempt to cool things off, the u.s. has delayed, routine launch of an icbm from vandenberg air force base. they just concluded that they don't want north korea to take this the wrong way. let's avoid any problems on that front. one missile test that we expect to come from the

and south korea, as well as china and russia. china is north korea's closest ally. but government officials there aren't happy about the decision to fire up the reactor. >> translator: north korea's announcement is deplorable and we are on alert. we believe in dialogue and negotiation in order to deal with the situation. sanctions would not solve the problem fundamentally. >> he says the situation on the korean peninsula is complicated and sensitive. he's urging relevant parties to keep calm and exercise restraint. nhk world is tracking this story for us. he says authorities in pyongyang are trying to gain more bargaining power. >> reporter: restarting the reactor can be seen as another threat aimed at the united states and neighboring countries. kim jong-un's father, the late kim jong-il, has long wanted north korea to become a full-fledged nuclear power. he believed it would help strengthen his country's negotiating position with the u.s. but authorities in pyongyang have always insisted the nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. north korean scientists intends