sanctions for north korea. when we do impose sanctions, sanctions we impose against north korea are not competitive. in response to the sony attack president obama issued executive order 13687 which was expansive in breadth but weakly implemented. they targeted 13 north koreans on the sanctions list and ten individuals not involved in cyber warfare. that was our response to north korea. we have not imposed human right sanctions on a single north korean individual. 200,000 men, women and children in north korea and the united states hasn't imposed a human right sanctions on a human north korea leader. that is a tragedy given the grievan grievances that have been perpetrated. i want to stop the maniac of kim jong-un. i had an opportunity to go to south korea and we agreed to status quo with north korea is no longer stable. i visited the dmz and days after i departed north korea fired artillery across the border further illustrating the danger that the south koreans live in every day. i traveled to china and met w

by north korea. the lines made alliancea decisd regarding thaad. we're going to look for new defense systems to help the republirepublic korea and our fs on the korean peninsula. i also wish to commend the korean leader -- to forge a united and strong international response to northh korea's reckless behavior. we must also continue to look for opportunities to enhance the trilateral cooperation between the united states, japan, and south korea. japan and south korea are our most important allies in the region. as we approach north korea to be most effective, we need it act together. strong, clear-eye you had, forward-looking leadership will be necessary if we hope to pursue eventually the de-nuclearization of the korean peninsula. it calls for close coordination with our regional allies, south korea and japan, particularly in the areas of missile defense and information-sharing. and it calls for u.s. leadership to strengthen the exist being counter-proliferation regime to ensure that north korea's mo

north korea poses. and it is in our national security interest to protect these vital allies. but it's not just north korea's nuclear threat we need to be concerned about. north korea funds its weapons regime through human trafficking, something i care deeply about, through the production of illegal drugs and selling counterfeit u.s. currency. north korea is also one of the largest suppliers of the arms trade and has become the bargain-basement emporium for the sold soviet weapon system. north korea has a pattern of shipping these illegal arms to terrorists in the middle east. north korea also threatens our cybersecurity. north korea's cyber attack on the sony corporation of america in 2014, which leaked private communication and destroyed the company's data systems, cost sony, an american company, more than $35 million. this is sony corporation of america. it costs them $35 million. why this company? because the company produced a movie that mocked north korea's leadership. last summer north korea pled

north korea poses. and it is in our national security interest to protect these vital allies. but it's not just north korea's nuclear threat we need to be concerned about. north korea funds its weapons regime through human trafficking, something i care deeply about, through the production of illegal drugs and selling counterfeit u.s. currency. north korea is also one of the largest suppliers of the arms trade and has become the bargain-basement emporium for the sold soviet weapon system. north korea has a pattern of shipping these illegal arms to terrorists in the middle east. north korea also threatens our cybersecurity. north korea's cyber attack on the sony corporation of america in 2014, which leaked private communication and destroyed the company's data systems, cost sony, an american company, more than $35 million. this is sony corporation of america. it costs them $35 million. why this company? because the company produced a movie that mocked north korea's leadership. last summer north korea pled

she said this rocket launch is a direct threat and it completely can advance north korea's north korea's nuclear capabilities. let's listen to a little bit more of what samantha power had to say. >> it claims it launched what it called a peaceful earth observation satellite, but nobody is fooled. so-called space launch vehicles are the same technology as ballistic missiles which are expressly prohibited by multiple security council resolutions. some may be hearing the terms "prove okaytive acts and provocations. these are almost euphemisms that have come to be used in the context of north korea's advancing of the nuclear weapons program. what north korea is doing with each of these illegal acts, with each of these launches, is the launches, themselves are advancing north korea's capacity to advance it's nuclear weapons program. >> 2 will be interesting to know what china is thinking right now. did their spokesman speak after the meeting? that's all i know that they were reluctant to say anything on the way into the meeting. >> that's right. after it was over, the chinese ambassador actua

hopefully stop this conduct of north korea. yes, north korea has nuclear weapons. they are developing missiles to deliver those nuclear weapons. about a year or year and a half ago the dictator of north korea said he wanted that first intercontinental ballistic missile to go to austin, texas. i take that a little personal, mr. speaker. i don't know why he picked austin. anyway, and their delivery capability, they are working on that. and they have no intention of stopping. so, the international community must tell the dictator of north korea you can't do this. you can't be a menace to not only your own people in south korea and the entire region but the world. so, this piece of legislation is an important step in stopping the mischief making, trigger happy dictator of north korea. i yield back the balance of my tifmente that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. gentleman from new york. mr. enge

up to this point china believes that an unstable north korea is more dangerous than a north korea with an advanced nuclear program. therefore, the enforcement of secondary sanctions is a necessary step to seek in dismantling their nuclear program. i'm pleased the bill contains language to deter nuclear attacks. on the ongoing cyber activities are damaging to our security and our economy as well as the economy and security of our friends. the bill also attempts to address the deplorable treatment of the north korean people by their own government. this legislation is certainly not without risk. china may retaliate in some manner. north korea may become even more bellicose. and it could be, could very well fail to pressure kim's regime to surrender its nuclear program. yet, it's painfully clear that the status quo is not working and that global are security is imper rild at our government stands by. fear of risks and failure will not stop us from exhausting all peaceful options to curb nuclear proliferation. every effort must be made to convince north korea to surrender its nuclear weapo

a north korea with more nuclear weapons, a north korea with more missile delivery systems, a north korea that continues to proliferate, so these negotiations haven't been successful. lets be brutally blunt about that. but that does' mean we stop. >> while the international community navigates policy options - changes within north korea might have the most far-reaching implications >> there is so much curiosity in south korea about what is happening in the north that as you can see hundreds of people come here every day to take a peek at the other side. >> our main glimpse of life in the provinces... we were shown in a cafe in seoul >> fault lines was shown exclusive footage from a north korean smuggler. he asked us not to reveal his identity. >> in this clip, a group of people are waiting outside a train station in suncheon city, north of pyongyang. we were told they were waiting for merchants to arrive with chinese goods that need to be brought to market... things like shampoos, electronics and smuggled dvds. >> we are told if caught filming the markets... you could go to prison, or wor

china hates what north korea is doing and the only thing worse than what north korea is doing is the prospect that north korea falls apart >>> you've written a lengthy article on this. you say there is another approach to take some measures to reduce this threat. >> i think so. we interviewed a bunch of north korea defectors whose job was to evade sanctions. what we concluded is china can get after this. it can't pressure north korea but it can block that weapons technology if it expands its rupgs, it's anti corruption program, so it-- corruption. if it strengthens this trend twarpdz compliance so banks don't fund the north korean procurement-- towards-- it can do all that without saying to north korea, "i hate you", until north korea goes all rogue. i think there is a middle way here, but we've got to be smart. the thing that we're doing isn't working. we have to be different and smarter >>> our coverage continues. coming up in the next half an hour we will be heading back live to washington plus gordon chang will be joining us in the next half an hour. the debate just concluded. se

north korea. it was particularly alarming for several reasons. first, the same technology that put that satellite in orbit can be used to deliver a nuclear weapon. long range ballistic missiles have the potential to hit the united states homeland. that's why north korea has been considered a serious threat to our country, not just to the region but to our country as well. the timing of this launch was also very concerning because just last month north korea claimed that it had tested the components of a hydrogen bomb, a thermo nuclear weapon that is more powerful than an atomic bomb which we knew they had, but this represented an escalation if it is true. the idea that north korea could soon develop advanced nuclear weapons along with intercontinental ballistic missiles and could deliver them to our shores is a frightening proposition. unfortunately, every day we grow closer to that reality. i'll pause a minute to say this is another reason why our missile defense systems are so important not just

we hate to second-guess north korea because one thing that is predictable with north korea is they're very unpredictable. we have been already exposed to north korean threats through various means. it is not exactly - there are so many other things that are threatening us. in the minds of south korean people this is not huge addition in terms of our threat perception >>> how do you think this will play out in the long-term, then, in terms of the tensions on the peninsula and of south korea where you are? >> in terms of being threatened and tensions, i'm sure there will be political tensions, but in terms of the public mind is we're getting tired the overall lack of progress. we may get to see some rising of the domestic opinion here asking for something in the form of dialogue. there are also considerable size of south koreans here who want to see something less confrontational, but we need time about this issue >>> thank you for talking to al jazeera. >> thank you >>> u.s. republican presidential hopefuls have reacted to the north korean crisis in a debate ahead of the new hampshire

north korea for now is simply not listening. the question is this, is north korea contesting not just the resolve of the u.n. but also the resolve of china >>> indeed. thank you for that. south korea's defense ministry says north korea has launched what it calls an observation satellite, but criticss are concerned that the operation is actually a cover for a banned his aisle test. north korea's nuclear program has been of concern for the international community for more than 20 years. to give you background that now, north korea first test fired a medium range ballistic missile in 1993 with an estimated range of a thousand clms from nodong. that nearly in 19898 another one. in 2006, another one which broke up shortly after flight. then in 2006 the first nuclear test. then in 2009 the second nuclear test. over a rocket launch in 2013 was followed by a third nuclear test. the latest nuclear test was a month ago. a professor of political science and diplomacy joins us via skype from seoul. as we've been saying, the global condemnat

should be talking to north korea. we go back to where we started in saying that the timing is everything. this launch certainly has to irk official in beijing because it comes on the eve of the lunar new year, the biggest holiday in china. it also comes a week after the chinese dispatched a senior official to pyongyang to urge restraint, and it comes only a month after the reported test of an h bomb that went through without anyone giving warning to beijing which was a bit of a surprise and certainly speaks to the somewhat cooling relationship between the two historical allies. >> at this point, do you get a sense that china is calling on nations like the united states to engage more in discussions, negotiations? is that what the chinese are asking for in their reaction to what happened? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly what they're asking for. they're being clear saying first everyone needs to be calm. second, there needs to be restraint. lays out clearly in this brief statement that dialogue and consultation are es

it's the potential for north korea to use technology to launch a nuclear weapon. >> here it is, north korea's rocket. similar if not identical it the one it's thought put a satellite into space on monday. it's never been tested as a ballistic missile, but experts say it could be adopted to carry an 800 kilogram payload. up to 10,000km, putting asia, europe and the u.s. within range. it is not considered a very good ballistic missiles, can only be launched from fixed sites, it's not easily hidden or moved and takes hours to prepare volatile fuel for launch, it's hardly a responsive weapon, north korea would need to develop a nuclear warhead small and light enough to fit into the rocket. there's no evidence of this. if north korea could get a bomb into the upper atmosphere above a target with another challenge, it would need to bring it down in a controlled way, to stop it burning up as it reaches speeds of up to 25,000 k/hr. there's no evidence that it has the capacity to do this. experts say a successful launch could help north korea develop this, the km-08 intercontinental missile. o

from outside north korea. whatever the international community has thrown at it and whatever china may or may not do in the coming weeks, north korea is determined to pursue both its nuclear program and its missile program. it says so openly and so far no amount of international pressure has dissuaded it from that course of action >>> thank you very much. over to beijing and adrian brown. even china, one of north korea's only allies, has expressed regret at this latest launch, but china not likely to be happy with this decision by the u.s. and south koreans to discuss the possibility of deploying high altitude miss ilinterceptor system >> reporter: yes. i think china would regard that as happening as almost as series as what north korea has done today. china has urged restraint and calm. it says what south korea is now proposing would possibly destabilize things even more. china today issued a fairly measured statement. the ministry of foreign affairs on its website said that north korea had the right to carry

it needs to see a stable north korea. there are limits in the chinese view as to how much it can punish north korea in terms of the current sanctions, let alone signing up to a further set. here we are a month on from that test. still no obvious progress in terms of new sanctions at the u.n. and this launch, of course, complicates things further >>> our pentagon correspondent is on the phone. we know that officials have been keeping close watch on north korea nor decades. is this-- for decades. is this test launch a supplies? >> no. because north korea actually announced it was going to do this in defiance of u.n. resolutions that print the north from conducting ballistic missile tests. the pentagon has confirmed that north korea has launched a missile. we're told that the u.s. is tracking the missile. it poses know threats to anyone right now. the threat comes from the fact that north korea continues to test this technology. north korea has for quite some time wanted to be able to marie a nuclear war head that's small en

and president obama signed new sanctions against north korea. the sanctions will freeze the assets of any person or ban them from entering the u.s. congress overwhelmingly approved the bill. >>> while some countries have imposed sanctions, the u.n. security council still hasn't. china has a key role in the talks because of its close ties with pyongyang. earl earier, miki yamamoto spoke with a reporter in beijing about the stance. beijing does not seem as aggressive as the u.s. or japan. will that continue? >> it's highly likely that china's stance will remain on the cautious side. but there have been some new developments. the foreign minister has publicly criticized pyongyang. >> translator: the nuclear tests and satellite launch both violate the u.n. security council resolutions. north korea should pay the price. >> the tone in the chinese media is also changing. this newspaper is affiliated with the chinese communist party. so it likely lists the views of authorities. one cites that with regard to the nuclear test, many consider them a bad ne

cut off its lifeline to north korea. jane: a different story in the u.s. where they are talking about sanctions. how effective are the sanctions? it does not seem to have an impact on leadership. be more effective. the new bill is an important step. it will strengthen secondary sanctions on chinese companies oft are doing all kinds trade and deals with north korea. it will pinch north korea. it will not change their strategic calculus. the only thing that would change that is of china stopped providing them the political and economic support. jamie, thank you very much for joining us from new york. you are watching "bbc world news america." for 500 years, the world has been fascinated by his paintings. a new exhibition highlights his work in the home of the netherlands. between rivalrawl drug gangs sparked a deadly riot leading 50 dead near monterrey. the violence comes ahead of a visit by pope francis. katy watson has more. as daybreak roque, family numbers called out for their loved ones, anxious to see their faces and

it's a signal ot not just to north korea -- not just to north korea, but to china. beijing is opposed to the system. united states and south korea are trying to pressurise china to get tough on its ally >>> kim jong un made the pursuit of economics success and viable weapon the twin guiding principles of his rule. he's proved immune o beijing's attempts. in beijing, there were celebrations. the launch comes at the start of a lunar new year and days before the birthday of late father kim jong-il. the north korean space agency called it a gift to the nation. >>> celebrations in north korea, in pyongyang, what is the reaction among south koreans, are they more threatened or use to the behaviour from their northern neighbour. >> south koreans are used to this. some people will talk about being more concerned. there was an elderly gentleman we spoke to in the days leading up to the launch saying yes, he was more concerned and worried that china and the united states and others were not taking the threat seriously enough. i think it's a minority view. most people are worr

in north korea's widely condemned launch, daniel pinkstno says north korea's miss tile tests are increasing tensions in the region >> most of us in the west and the rest of the world think of these programs as having an opportunity cost. it puts north korea under economic sanctions. we see the condemnation, but from the ideological perspective in north korea they believe that this enhances the power of the state and it will enable them to achieve greater economic prosperity. the state has tight control over the economy. they can squeeze resources and allocate it to sectors of their choice. we see the choices that are made there. in terms of consumer economy, food security and elsewhere they have shortages and a number of problems. they've been dedicated to developing missiles, nuclear weapons for decades now and the most important resource is your human resources. so they have a core of scientists and engineers, they're provided with the materials, the finances to work on these programs over a long period of time. as far as the technology, materials and components, some of that they produce

can be held to terror by north korea. we should tighten our general sanctions, then get the south koreans out of the industrial zone where south korean businesses shovel $90 million into the north korean regime. and we need to sanction the chinese banks that are handle can the money between iran and north korea. jenna: how difficult will it to be do that? >> it will be difficult because there is no political will in washington to do that. we have been use footing around the chinese. secretary kerry says the launch is unacceptable but he doesn't do anything about it. jenna: the u.s. strongly condemning these actions promising sanctions but we don't get the spiks on that. why is the timing important for the sanctions to come into place and why should we believe other sanctions will be more successful than they have in the past. >> they were not able to put them in place after the january 6 test of a nuclear weapon. north core reefians are close to perfecting this long-range ballistic missile. clearly if they can put an obje

council on thursday in spons to the north korea's-- response to north korea pyongyang launch. >> reporter: they have been working on this since january when north korea carried out the fourth nuclear test. in the meantime there has been that rocket launch at the beginning of february as well and so this is designed as punishment for both of those events. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has said these measures will go beyond anything that has been done before. in terms of sanctions against north korea, exactly what those measures will be has not been officially confirmed, but there is reporting coming out of the semiofficial news agency here in south korea suggesting that certain institutions inside north korea will be black listed the ministry for atomic industry, nada, nation air owe space organization which was in charge of that rocket launch which put a satellite into space in the beginning of february. china is on boofrd for most of those specific measures. the question is how effective they can be. if you remember in 2013 there was another round of sanctions after a nuclear te

hopefully stop this conduct of north korea. yes, north korea has nuclear weapons. they are developing missiles to deliver those nuclear weapons. about a year or year and a half ago the dictator of north korea said he wanted that first intercontinental ballistic missile to go to austin, texas. i take that a little personal, mr. speaker. i don't know why he picked austin. anyway, and their delivery capability, they are working on that. and they have no intention of stopping. so, the international community must tell the dictator of north korea you can't do this. you can't be a menace to not only your own people in south korea and the entire region but the world. so, this piece of legislation is an important step in stopping the mischief making, trigger happy dictator of north korea. i yield back the balance of my tifmente that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. gentleman from new york. mr. enge

after the january nuclear test, a north korea spokesman said "north korea scientists are in high spirits." the statement went on to claim that north korea had detonated and h-bomb which we now know to be untrue and then added that the bomb was -- quote -- "capable of wiping out the whole territory of the united states, all at once." these threats are so common now that that he barely make the news. mr. president, north korea is not only a threat to the united states, it is also a threat to its own people. it is estimated that 150,000 to 200,000 north koreans are in prison in concentration camps. we can confirm the existence of these camps from satellite photographs and firsthand accounts. these are not camps for what we would consider criminals but for individuals being disloyal to the regime. the crime of a single family member which can be something as simple as accidentally tarnishing the tote of a member of north korea's hereditary dictatorship can lead to an entire north korean family's being sent away to a labor camp. the brutality of these examples has been confirmed by those who

is much more open than north korea. iran has dissidents, vocal dissidents. the also have much more access to the international community, , theyobal economic system actually want to participate in some of this, where is north korea is much more closed. it does not have the kind of public dissidents that iran has. there are no other contenders for political power in north korea, who can never come forth because their heads would be chopped off. that is not the case in iran. we are dealing with different kinds of societies and historically speaking, iran has much more cosmopolitan periods in its history, whereas north korea has not. in those regards, i don't think iran would necessarily benefit from relying on north korea and right now, a ron is very serious about trying to make the deal with the u.s. work, so i think we need to watch and see what happens. some of us had hoped that the north koreans would learn from the iranians and make such a deal, but they have made it clear they do not want to. host: if i could add on

>> reporter: well, obviously, this news came through late last night in south korea that north korea was planning this launch, all indications were that it would be happening. there were various satellite imagery that had been taken that led analysts to believe a launch was in the offing. there was a meeting of the u.n. council here and the defense minister has come out to the media and saying it is a grave escalation of the intentions here. a strong response from south korea. all attempts though to try and divert this from happening i think look just as doomed. as usual north korea has made this public announcement that it intends to go ahead. what we have is a government which is now publicly considering the deployment on its territory of an anti missile system called thaad, a system which china very much opposes. there's much more talk about the consideration that south korea is giving to this and that's a way of not just signalling north korea back-up also signalling-- but also china a. it seems to have indicated it is ready to do so far this year, since that fourth nuclear test

sanctions for north korea. pyongyang recently conducted a nuclear test and also launched a rocket which is widely believed to have been a long-range ballistic missile test. the u.s. is calling for a tough response. but china has cautioned that harsh penalties may destabilize the region. they will continue talks on the possible u.n. sanctions. it's anticipated wang will urge the u.s. to start discussions with north korea. he proposed last week that denuclearization talks should be paired with the consideration of a peace treaty which pyongyang wants. but the u.s. is refusing to sit down with north korea until it takes specific steps towards denuclearization. also on the agenda for kerry and wang, the south china sea. last week kerry criticized china for deploying a missile system on a disputed island despite chinese president xi jinping's pledge not to militarize the region. now, countries near north korea have been on heightened alert. u.s. marines stationed in the southern japanese prefecture of okinawa are on

as well as pressures from north korea. i think both encouraged them to increase the trilateral relationship. admiral harris host ad conference with two chairman from each of countries along with again june ford. we have a -- again dunford. we have a greater exercises and encouraging environment for increasing information flow between the three countries. >> thank you. this is for admiral harris. the actions of north korea have been particularly troubling and especially with their so-called hydrogen bomb test and do you see north korea as nuclear state and what does it mean for the u.s. and the u.n.? >> they clearly have some nuclear capabilities. i'm not convinced that the bomb that went off was a hydrogen bomb but they clearly have some degree of nuclear capability. they pose a distinct and real threat not only to peace and stability on the korean peninsula but globally. as they develop the nuclear capability and, as i have said before, they're on a quest for nuclear weapons, means of minute rising them and means of deliv

in response, north korea's lashing out. on the south korean side -- >> translator: in order to stop more money from kaesong going to north korea's missile technology and to keep our firms from being accomplices, our government has decided to suspend all operations. >> reporter: to punish pyongyang, leaders in seoul closed the joint-run industrial park for the first time. the manufacturing zone south korean firms employ more than 50,000 workers from the north. but president park geun-hye's administration says pyongyang funneled $500 million from the hub to its missile program. the north's reaction to the closure? >> translator: the recent provocative measure is a declaration to the end of the last lifeline between the north and the south. and it's a dangerous declaration of war that could bring the peninsula to the brink of confrontation. >> reporter: pyongyang then expelled all of the nearly 300 south koreans from the complex, and it said it was seizing all of the assets left behind. >> translator: i couldn't bring my produ

most stuck north korea has enough for six or seven nuclear weapons. they also have a uranium enrichment capability which they showed scientists eight years ago. that is still very limited, so estimates of 100 nuclear bombs in north korea in a decade or so i think are grossly exaggerated. >> to iraq and 15 people have been reported killed while trying to escape through a village east of the city. security forces say isil planted roadside bombs and rigged houses with explosives. the army has been carrying out a long stalled operation to clear the area of fighters. imran kahn reports from baghdad. >> it's an act more as i will bottommic than strategic but for the iraqi army is important. after nearly a month of fighting, it's entered the last neighborhood in rimadi and cleared it of isil fighters. >> it is now completely liberated. now we are removing bombs from the streets and houses and moving civilians. >> moving them is a big job. they've been trapped in this neighborhood since the military offensive began. the relief at being able to leave is clear.

engagement on north korea human rights related issues. there are reporting requirements related to these strategies as well to report on political prison camps and a feasibility study on providing communication equipment to the people of north korea so we can permiate the opportunity of information to flow to the people of north korea. and last but not least, under the gardner substitute, the state is apartment is required to expand the scope and frequency of travel reportings for north korea. that is what we think about most of the time when we think about north korea. but there is another dimension beyond nuclear challenges, missile challenges, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. ... remain serious unanswered questions about human rights and the lot of the north korean people. we only read the headlines like the one on this chart, life in a north korean labor camp: no thinking, just fear. kim's former bodyguard tells of beatings, starvation in north korean prison camp. north korea's prison camp is one of the most evil

>>> north korea launches a long-range rocket. now the u.s. and south korea are to hold top-level talks >>> hello there. we're leaving in al jazeera's headquarters in doha. also ahead, signs of life in the rubble of an apartment building that collapsed after an earthquake in taiwan. the still anger on the streets despite the outgoing president striking a deal with the parliament in haiti. >> reporter: i'm in man chess tear new hampshire where the republicans have held their latest debate and some have gone on the attack. -- manchester >>> our top story. north korea has launched a long range rocket into space. it was fired from a base in the north-west of the country. there has been widespread condemnation from south korea, japan, u.s. and russia, among others. they say the launch is cover for testing new missile technology. north korea state tv making the announcement like this via a news reader saying a rocket carrying an earth observation satellite had been successful launched into orbit. they were released at the same time. ban ki-moon call

and north korea. amy: tim -- >> has very little influence on north korea. they do not have troops in north korea. china does not command troops in north korea like the u.s. does. if anybody has control in korea, it is the united states, which has operational control over the south korean military in times of war and has honest 30,000 soldiers there. so, you know, the issue is, how to diffuse tension between the u.s. and north korea and what to do about it? i've been saying this for years on this program and many other venues, is that the only solution is to have direct negotiations and talk with them about, you know, what they want, which is peace in the korean peninsula and in and to the confrontation with the -- amy: d.c. the iran nuclear deal as a model with what should happen in north korea? >> absolutely, that could be a model. i believe iran and cuba could be a model for how to diffuse tensions and in the case with iran, how to step-by-step go about moving away from the nuclearization and toward demilitarization. is,the united states policy the north

policy towards north korea. there has been surprisingly little vair yition in their overall descriptions of the danger and recommended policy prescriptions. former u.s. officials have all characterized north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile activities as posing serious and unacceptable risks to the u.s. national interests. these same officials also stress the importance of standing with our close regional allies, south korea and japan, in the face of destabilizing north korean provocations. in addn, the >> >> further north korean provocation to prevent the threat of sensitive technology. and they note the importance of the u.s. security council sanctions since typically the need for china to exercise greater influence. but let me say this. i am personally very disappointed the way the u.n. security council has functioned with the ballistic missile tests but yet nothing has been done at the u.n. security council level. in the delegation right before the last test to influence them. the country and of china w

north korea? >> i'm not sure what means anything to north korea, senator. but i have to think that the pressure that's brought on by our alliance with south korea and other nations in the region, they do take note of that. if they didn't take note of it, i'm not sure where we would be. i believe that they also listen to china, though i think that the chinese influence on the north is waning compared to what it has been in the past. >> well, on the 9th of february we had a hearing with james clapper and he expressed very much of a concern with the acceleration that's taking place. a minute ago you said that we are probably in pretty good shape in pa-con. that's what you said when we were there last saturday. since that time you have got all these, i will submit these three for the record, mr. chairman, you actually talked about the wall street journal but also the "washington post" and the japan just yesterday, japan's foreign minister canceling a visit to china and then the tensions that came out in the a.p. story just a few hours ago. i would like to submi

north korea? >> i'm not sure what means anything to north korea, senator. but i have to think that the pressure that's brought on by our alliance with south korea and other nations in the region, they do take note of that. if they didn't take note of it, i'm not sure where we would be. i believe that they also listen to china, though i think that the chinese influence on the north is waning compared to what it has been in the past. >> well, on the 9th of february we had a hearing with james clapper and he expressed very much of a concern with the acceleration that's taking place. a minute ago you said that we are probably in pretty good shape in pa-con. that's what you said when we were there last saturday. since that time you have got all these, i will submit these three for the record, mr. chairman, you actually talked about the wall street journal but also the "washington post" and the japan just yesterday, japan's foreign minister canceling a visit to china and then the tensions that came out in the a.p. story just a few hours ago. i would like to submi

north korea's state t.v. made the announcement, saying that a rocket carrying an observes satellite had been successfully put into orbit. pictures of kim jong-il watching that launch were released. >> u.n. secretary ban ki-moon called the launch deplorable. there are calls for strong punitive measures. seoul will begin talks with the u.s. on the new missile defense system. we'll have the very latest from that emergency u.n. meeting in new york, but first, harry fossett reports from the south korea capital. >> north korea had already brought its week long launch window forward by a day and wasn't wasting time. two hours into that window, the rocket carrying the bright star satellite lifted off. all overseen by the country's young leader and relayed by its most famous news reader. >> the complete success made in the liftoff is fruition of the great workers of korean policy. it's an event in developing the countries science technology and defense capability. >> a rocket that can launch a satellite could also car

is leading calls to impose sanctions against north korea. the united nations security council held a special emergency meeting today where members condemned pyongyang for launching a rocket on saturday. north korea claims it was a space satellite. but world leaders say it was really a missile test. presidential candidates have two days to win over new hampshire voters before the primary on tuesday. donald trump is leading among the republicans, with senator marco rubio his closest competitor down by 16 points. democratic voters favour bernie sanders over hillary clinton >>> in southern taiwan rescue workers continue to sift through the rubble for 100 missing people. they have found 32 dead. an earthquake hit the region this week, destroying buildings. >> it's sunday night and time for a look at the weak ahead. defense secretary ash carter will join leaders of the anti-i.s.i.l. coalition to discuss ramping ultimate the fight against the armed group. carter asked coalition countries to bring more military fight and welcomes saudi arabia's anno

to deter north korea from doing these tests and testing this technology, do you go after north korea or should wee be going after iran? >> i think a little of both. they are both in bed together developing deliverable transcontinental nuclear tip missiles. right now there is very little we can do to take on iran. the only option that the united states has is to increase sanctions fairly meaningless because they get so much money from other sources or to learn on china to have them cut off the supplies of the central view materials. frankly at least for the near term, that's not going to happen. >> based on who you have been speak with, were returnian representative there in north korea during the latest test? >> the iranians have been observing these tests and collaborating with north koreans for many many years. there is something to be gained by both players in furthering their attempt to build a viable intercontinental missile. jenna: i know you spend some time in eastern europe. naive to is raising the stakes against russia. it's planning to beef up military presence along and ne

north korea has launched a long range rocket into space. south korea has condemned the action and says it will begin talks with the u.s. on a new missile defense system. the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting later on sunday. the united arab emirites says it will send troops to fight i.s.i.l. at least 29 people have died in saturday's earthquake in southern taiwan. more than 130 people are still feared trapped in the rubble. there are signs of life under the debris of a high rise building which collapsed. some more on our top story. it's not the north korea's space ambitions that have concerned countries, but the technology could also be used to deliver a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: here it is north korea's rocket. similar it not identical to the one that thought put a satellite into space on sunday. it has never been tested as a ballistic missile but experts say it could be adopted to carry an 800 kg pay load up to 10,000 kilometers. that puts asia, europe and the u.s. within range. it is not considered a good ballistic

north korea has been at it for a while and north korea's nuclear weapons and missile capabilities have been advancing. we tend to p pay true news north korea. we tend to be dismissive over north korea but they have made progresses progress and its ahead sr*eu very terries principally the u.s. and its allies have fallen pray to their lies and given them billions of dollars in exchange. >> this is a country with a leader who sits there metaphorically if you like, with his fingers in his ears making loud noises friending he doesn't hear a single thing the outside world is saying. so why would the director of intelligence in the u.s. feel it necessary to say something like this. what effect would it have if he is not listen something. >> i guess he was obliged to report to the senate armed services committee the findings of the intelligence community. there is perhaps a political intent as well. i think it's a show of resolve to do something about north korea's growing lethal threat. and there is, indeed, a movement within the u.s. congress to pass a tough north korea sanctions legislation

north korea says it will carry a satellite. many governments believe that's cover for a possible long-range missile test. kelly o'donnell is following the story from the white house. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. new provocative signals are coming from north korea rattling nerves about the isolated regime's defiant ambition for a nuclear weapon. the north gave an official heads up that as early as tonight it could launch that rocket ahead of its own schedule. this comes just weeks after north korea's fourth nuclear test. they claim to be just launching a satellite. the world sees this as a way to disguise work on a long-range ballistic missile. south korea made its move. along with the u.s. and gentleman pabjapan, they want china to use its power to pressure north korea to stand down. president owe aboutbama got on the phone. both agree north korea cannot become a nuclear state. a resolution forbids them from these tests. tonight, airlines in the rocket's likely flight path are warned to look out for hazards. >> nbc'

hopefully stop this conduct of north korea. yes, north korea has nuclear weapons. they are developing missiles to deliver those nuclear weapons. about a year or year and a half ago the dictator of north korea said he wanted that first intercontinental ballistic missile to go to austin, texas. i take that a little personal, mr. speaker. i don't know why he picked austin. anyway, and their delivery capability, they are working on that. and they have no intention of stopping. so, the international community must tell the dictator of north korea you can't do this. you can't be a menace to not only your own people in south korea and the entire region but the world. so, this piece of legislation is an important step in stopping the mischief making, trigger happy dictator of north korea. i yield back the balance of my tifmente that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. gentleman from new york. mr. enge

is leading calls to impose new sanctions against north korea. the united nations security council held a special emergency meeting today where members condemned pyongyang for launching a rocket on saturday. north korea claims it was a space satellite but world leaders say it was really a missile test. >>> presidential candidates have two more days to win over new hampshire voters before that state's primary on tuesday. donald trump is leading among republicans with senator marco rubio his closest competitor down by 16 points. democratic voters favor senator bernie sanders over hillary clinton. >>> in southern taiwan, rescue workers continue searching the rebel for more than 100 missing people. they've already found at least 32 dead in the wreckage of a high rise, an earthquake hit the region earlier this week destroying several buildings. it is sunday night and time for our regular look at the week ahead. defense secretary ash carter will join the 18th i.s.i.l. coalition in brussels, this week. carter wants to bring more military might, and has

you've just seen their response to what north korea has done. and the security council can debate until the cow as come home this. administration's policy has been set since the time of secretary of state hillary clinton. has not diverged from that for seven years. and rhetoric aside it's not going to change for the next year either. >> meanwhile they are still working on their blissic missile system, detonated that device a month ago. thank you for your opinion. >>> a news alert, dramatic new video surfacing in the bombing of a passenger airliner. fox news obtained this video from somali officials reportedly showing airport workers handing a laptop to a suspect. and sources close to the investigation telling fox news they believe that laptop had a bomb hidden inside. paul tilsly is live from johannesburg with the aisle details. paul? >> arthel, was the bombing of the airlines airbus plane in somalia earlier this week an inside job? authorities say the explosion in flight was caused by a bomb hidden in a laptop. closed-circuit video from the air