korea was even dry, north korea launched missiles. both of these were launched to fly over japan and make a display within cruising range. the gravity of this threat is unprecedented. it is indisputably a matter of urgency. north korea is attempting to dismiss the efforts we have assiduously undertaken over the years. the nonproliferation regime is about to suffer a serious blow from its disruptor. mr. president, distinguished colleagues, this recent crisis is altogether different qualitatively, and those we have alluded every time some dictator has attempted to acquire weapons of mass destruction. north korea's nuclear weapons either already are or are on the verge of becoming hydrogen bombs. their means of delivery will sooner or later be icbm's. over the more than 20 years since the end of the cold war, when and where and to what dictators have we allowed such self-indulgence? it turns out, it is only toward north korea. that is the reality we find. and, it was absolutely not a lack of dialogue that gave rise to the situation. dial

-north korea meetings. he's also served as an intelligence analyst covering north korea nuclear and missile programs. bruce klingner specializes in japanese affairs at the heritage foundations asian studies center. mr. klingner'sage sis are by his 20 years in service. from 1996 to 2001 mr. klingner ease deputy division chief for korea. in 1993 and 1994 he was the chief of the cia branch during a nuclear crisis with north korea. from may 2009 to september 2013 many rosenberg serve and as a senior advisor for terrorist financing and financial crimes. then to the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. she helped to develop and implement financial and energy sanctions. she also helped to formulate anti-money laundering and oversee enforcement activities. each you have will be recognized for five minutes to give an oral presentation of your testimony. each of your written statement will be made part of the record. mr. albright you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you for the opportunity

japan strongly condemns north korea and has launched a protest against north korea and has launched a protest against japan welcomes the fact that many countries in the world, including members of the council as well as the secretary—general, they have already issued statements strongly condemning north korea. but beyond condemnation, the security council must act to stop north korea from continuing down this road. we should make it clear to the north koreans that continuation of the current policy will bring about serious consequences. we must put maximum pressure on north korea to change its policy. it continues to be critically important for all the member states to faithfully implement the 16 resolutions that have been unanimously adopted including 2070, 2356 and 2371. but thatis including 2070, 2356 and 2371. but that is not sufficient. japan stresses the need for the council to adopt swiftly a new resolution with further robust sanction measures. in paragraph 29 of resolution 2371, the security council expressed its" determination to take further significant measures in the ev

it -- most were detected to north korea. often it is not for us to say it's dictated bay ty the facts the ground. if we have great options we might do then you might have to double down at what you're doing. if you want to walk through some of those not so good military options. let me start with this. the goal is to denuclearize, correct? we don't know how many nuclear weapons they have, is that correct? say that again. >> yes. >> we also don't know where those nuclear weapons are, correct? they are pretty good at hiding them. >> they are good at hiding things, yeah. >> so in order to get rid of those weapons and get them going we would need to find those weapons and destroy them. isn't that correct? >> since we don't know where they are we don't know how many they have. we could need a grand inbut for you to do you're job you need to understand the military option. north carolina also has the knowledge to build nuclear weapons, isn't that correct? >> yes! and they have the knowledge to build icbms. you can't unlearn that.

president, will you attack north korea? >> the president saying there, we'll see to the question will you attack north korea. meanwhile, the diplomacy continues. rex tillerson calling his south korean counterpart read the white house as president trump spoke with the japanese prime minister, according to the white house readout it says president trump reaffirmed the commitment of the united states to defend our homeland, territories and allies with a full range of diplomatic, conventional and nuclear abilities at our disposal. tomorrow there's an emergency meeting of the united nations critic council scheduled for 10:00 a.m. russia and china signed on to last month's sanctions and while both governments condemned north korea's luke nuclear test, neither government allows willing to have additional sections. if so they can pressure north korea with sanctions outside appearing earlier this morning treasury secretary into to the u.s. is considering that option. >> i'm going to draft a sanctions practiced package to send to the

the south korean government reports that north korea curt -- north korea's economy grew at the fastest rate in 17 years last year, the that they are g8 gdp expanded to 18% of the low-level but they are experiencing economic growth and it's hard to imagine that they are going to abandon these programs if they are discovering they have greater prosperity year in and year out so i want to commence the work you do. i'm grateful for it. i agree fully with the executive order to further pursue sanctions but we have witnesses who have reported to us and i don't think our current witnesses will disagree, we are not yet at the maximum level of possible sanctions against north korea. her instance we are told at past hearings that there are financial institutions conducting transactions with north korean entities that are not subject to the same sanctions. would you both agree with that? >> senator any financial institution would be subject to our authority. >> i understand that but is it true that there are financial institutions including chinese institutions that are conducting financial trans

the order targets only one country -- and that country is north korea. longer countn no on others to facilitate its trade. and banking activities. many countries are working with us to increase diplomatic and economic pressure on north korea, but i continue to call on those responsible nations to enforce and implement u.n. sanctions and impose their own measures, like the ones i am announcing today. i must tell you that this is a clearization -- denu of north korea we seek. we cannot have this as a world body any longer. in a few minutes, prime mister i willesident moon, and discuss what more we can do, working together. we have had a close relationship. i think our nations have become closer because of this. i know it will be a great meeting, alliance, with south never beenjapan has stronger than it has been today. we share a commitment to a world where strong and independent nations on or their people, respect their sovereignty, respect the sovereignty, also, of other nations, and promote peace. thank you very much. , to startke to ask off, president m

the stakes with north korea have never been higher. the ultimate decision rests with president trump as america's commander—in—chief. let's get more of a sense of the global reaction. in a moment we'll speak to our correspondent john sudworth in beijing, but first to washington where we can speak to richard lister. to what extent is their sense that this test takes us into a new phase as far as north korea is concerned? this is becoming the most urgent

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north korea ignored him every time. [indiscernible] conducive tois [indiscernible] hurry.had to change in a it is a tough position to be in. host: what is it like in south korea? our people concerned, or is it business as usual? guest: it is business as usual. they have lived in the shadow of this threat for 70 years. most people cannot remember when there wasn't north and south korea. if you allow yourself to get paralyzed every time, you will not have much of a life at all. there is plenty out there to be scared. if you are after that, you could be permanently scared if you like. host: we will be reporting online. chang is the seoul bureau chief. thank you. guest: of course. host: how should the u.s. respond to the latest threat from north korea, the apparent successful test of a hydrogen bomb eight times the power of the one we used in hiroshima in 1945? these are images of the north korean leader. there is this from the washington post, the bomb was a two-stage weapon with a yield that could make it a 'city b uster.

japan strongly condemns north korea and has directly launched their protest against north korea. fact that manyhe number of members of the world as well as the secretary-general -- they have already issued statements strongly condemning north korea. , theeyond condemnation tourity council must act stop north korea from continuing down this road. we should make it clear to the north koreans that continuation will bring about serious consequences. we must put maximum pressure on north korea to change its policies. it continues to be critically important for all the member states to faithfully implement the existing resolutions that have been unanimously adopted, 2321 and 2371. but that is not sufficient. japan stresses the need for the council to adopt swiftly a new resolution which further robust sanction measures. in paragraph 29 of resolution 2371, the security council toressed its "determination take further significant measures in the event of a further dprk launch or nuclear test." the council must act on this determination accordingly. japan is looking forward to continuing

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china has on north korea forcefully and clearly condemned north korea's action. but what they haven't done is given any further strategy on how to combat the rise of the nuclear north korea. what they said and what they continue to say is the only way through it is through dialogue and through this plan called the freeze for freeze plan, alison. that is where the u.s. and south korea freeze their joint military maneuvers, which are known to infuriate kim jong un. at the same time, north korea would freeze its missile and nuclear program. after that happens, they then sit down and talk, the u.s. and north korea. it doesn't seem to be getting any traction whatsoever. we heard nikki haley saying at the u.n. that it was an insult, that plan. because if you've got a rogue state with an icbm and a nuclear weapon pointed at you, you don't lower your guard. and we've all seen what north korea has done as far as its suspensions. it's ramping up. its nuclear program and now it look like its missile program as well. all waiting now really to see what the u.n. does with new

i think the north korea test, tactically was a mistake for north korea, because it impairs the chinese at a time when the world was looking to them when they had very important meetings when president she was going into elections himself later on. i think this was a miss calculation on kim jong-un's part. after all of the mixed signals our allies have gone from the administration, they needed to hear general mattis is commitment on an ironclad support for them. and their security. i think that was absolutely essential to making sure that japan and south korea don't decides to use the nuclear material they have to protect themselves. in addition to thwarting a nuclear threat from north korea, not proliferation should and must remain a very important goal of this administration. and of any american administration. >> arthel: but you cannot expect japan or south korea to stand down was such an ominous warning facing them. the cycle there. let's stay here. i want to talk to about a tweet from the president. north korea has conducted a major nuclear test. their words and actions continue to

japan strongly condemns north korea and has directly launched their protest against north korea. fact that manyhe number of members of the world as well as the secretary-general -- they have already issued statements strongly condemning north korea. , theeyond condemnation tourity council must act stop north korea from continuing down this road. we should make it clear to the north koreans that continuation will bring about serious consequences. we must put maximum pressure on north korea to change its policies. it continues to be critically important for all the member states to faithfully implement the existing resolutions that have been unanimously adopted, 2321 and 2371. but that is not sufficient. japan stresses the need for the council to adopt swiftly a new resolution which further robust sanction measures. in paragraph 29 of resolution 2371, the security council toressed its "determination take further significant measures in the event of a further dprk launch or nuclear test." the council must act on this determination accordingly. japan is looking forward to continuing

breaking news from north korea. south korea and china are condemning north korea for what they believe was the country's sixth nuclear missile test. first word of the possible test came around midnight eastern time, hours before north korea's state news agency, the country said they developed a peanut shaped hydrogen bomb that they can be mounted on an intercontinental missile. it was significantly sfronger than the 5.1 tremor detected in 2016. south korea is pushing for mu uchl new u.n. sanctions. let's now go to nbc's ron allen in seoul, south korea. an ron, how have south korean officials reacted to these reports? >> reporter: well, we just saw a statement from the south korean president saying, in part, and i quote, i will not let the north korean provocation go unpunished. very tough language, along for calls with tougher sanctions, diplomacy and as you mentioned, the president for the first time has indicated he's going to seek to see if there's more u.s. military that can be brought to this country, perhaps b

korea. -- in china dealing with north korea. they do have leverage with north korea. using some of that leverage to get north korea -- i hate to use the term, but when you say this to the north koreans, to better behaved, they don't like that. it is like speaking to a child. i think north korea has to understand it is not a question of behaving, it is a question of threatening your allies. the united states. that is the behavior we are talking about. i think china continues to be key. but what china is telling us is we have to be more proactive. patience had its place e initially. when you are not talking to the north koreans -- i think if anyone did a study on north itea, when you see that no is negotiating talking to north koreans, they are on their. they are building more nuclear -- they are on their own path. they are building more nuclear weapons. i think there is value with china it using it as leverage and seeing where we can go. and then deterrence and all the other things. >> now that we brought in china, it is a perfec

see north korea. the u.s. sees it as a rogue state which is breaking international convention and laws by developing illegally a missile and nuclear program. china doesn't see it like that at all. they see it as a survival mode, if you like. the u.s. is forcing north korea into taking this sort of action because north korea is concerned about its very survival and a nuclear deterrent guarantees that survival. so they are very different views between the u.s. and china as to what is behind this north korean ramping up its nuclear program. interestingly though, china certainly, even though it is the key ally, economically speaking of north korea, 90% of north korea's internal trade goes through china. china will say we have and are abiding by the latest round of u.n. sanctions which were posted in early august. so we are doing what we can. and it's important to remember in this that further sanctions the balance here is further sanctions as we talk about the chaos in north korea, the further sanctions hitting th

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korea that despite fact north korea says the u.s. has aggressive aim, united states doesn't have aggressive aim, you've been clear about that, clear this morning not getting the message, are they? >> it's also to assure china that is also the u.s. policy as well. as you well know china has concerns about regime collapse in particular and impact it might have along their border. that is also to assure their government of china that that is not our agenda, either. in an effort to bring them as part of our effort, they have joined us in these most recent sanctions both at the u.n., we believe china and russia as welk bring a plot of pressure to bear on north korea. >> dickerson: what direct action does china need to take? >> there are two particular economic revenue streams to the north koreans are quite important to their ability to fund their weapons programs. and to maintain their economic activity just within their own country. one, of course, is energy. no economy can function if it does not have access to energy. china is the prin

not only will they always apply to north korea the stub substantially reduced but north korea will also lose two of its largest income sources, namely tech tile exports and overseas laborers. we believe that these measures, if fully implemented, will significantly undercut north korea's capability to pursue further nuclear weapons development. the resolution also sends a clear message to pyongyang that enough is enough. continuing on the wrong path will only deepen its icelation, seriously endangering political stability, and hinder its economic development. this is truly not what north korea desires, but it is what it will certainly face if it does not change its course immediately. mr. president, by introducing the most biting and robust measures in this new resolution, the international communities that reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to remain united in stopping north korea's further pursuit of nuclear weapons. our goal is not to bring north korea to its knees. but to achieve a peaceful solution to the north korean nuclear issue. under the current circumstances, where north kor

and north korea. under the framework, north korea would be made to abandon its nuclear plans in exchange, we would provide incentives to north korea. towards that end, japan, the organized inrm -- march the following year, as the agent, we pledge to build and handover two reactors to north korea and provide 500,000 tons of heavy fuel, oil annually as a stopgap measure of energy demands. this was all carried out accordingly. however, time went by. north korea had been continuing steadily its uranium enrichment. abandon --tended to they had never intended to abandon their nuclear ambitions. seven years after founded, it ceased its operations. korea that period, north defrauded the countries. countries that recognized in the framework of providing incentives to change north join.s actions, came to the european union, canada, e,: some thehil czech republic and uzbekistan. north korea the trading good faith all those members. one of the organization's hadding members, japan intended to give a loan. they ha

on the topic of north korea. and that is why on behalf of france, i would like to send today three messages of political nature and express them if the form of three requirements. the first one, the first demand, is the need to be lucid when it comes to the development of the threats we're facing. let's make no mistake. after the intercontinental ballistic missile launches this nuclear after the test, unprecedented scope on the third of september, the threat changed in regional, it became global, from virtual, it became immediate. and from being serious, it became existential. and this is illustration of how this threat places demands on us. it brings us together. i'd also -- it also shows us how we need to have a strong and united reaction of the security council, something that france called for from the beginning, and without reservation. the first demand placed on us, a central nature, is the need to be firm. give them the-long rush forward of the irresponsible measure of the regime and the contempt for its i

put the screws on north kor korea. even threatening a war is in and of itself potentially extremely dangerous and despablizing. >> i want to update viewers. the japanese government is now saying that those tremors detected in north korea were a nuclear test. so if you're just joining us, we want to let you know, according to the japanese government, that explosion that was detected in the northeastern part of north korea. was a nuclear test. it measured 6.3 on the richter scale. when they put out the initial statement, they said 5.2. they upgraded it to 6.3. we should watch that number. but let you read the statement that the choop nies foreign minister just gave. and it was broadcast live on japanese television. the japanese government concluded that north korea has conducted a nuclear test. that is the assessment by japan. japan says it was indeed a nuclear test. talk to me about a regional response what this means. >> what it means is the united states very soon will be threatened by nuclear strikes by icbms fired o

to condemn north korea's nuclear moves. they kind of take north korea's position. yeah, and the united states should stop its joint exercises with south korea and get out of the korean peninsula. so they sort of take a fwit of the usz position. and china, which has a huge alt of leverage, no matter what they say has up until now for all intents and purposes that a nuclear north korean career will collapse with china than with the tens of millions of people they believe would flee into north korea and destabilize that situation there. so the -- you know, the established nuclear powers of the five permanent members of the security council are not on the same page on all of this. >> all right. christiane amanpour, so appreciate your insight this morning, thank you. >>> all right. so despite the new sanction and the threats of fire and fury, north korea tested this powerful hydrogen bomb. how will president trump react to the latest test? let anything keep you sidelined. come on! that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein, and 26 vitamins and minerals... for

that do business with north korea, north korea's biggest patron is of course china. the united states does 600 billion dollars in trade with china every year. so arthel, cutting off trade going cold turkey with china would definitely affect the u.s. economy to a very large degree. arthel: complex no doubt john roberts thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> more now on president trump meeting today with defense secretary jim mattis and his national security to discuss this latest escalation in north korea's nuclear threat. let's go to our lucas tomlinson live at the pentagon. lucas, my guess is the halls in the pentagon are buzzing. >> well, they are, mike. and standing alongside the u.s. military's top officer, defense secretary jim mattis issued this stern ultimatum to north korea about what could trigger a u.s. military response. >> any threat to the united states or its territories including guam or our allies will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. >> but mattis has previously said any military action will be quic

south korea relations in light of north korea's nuclear threat. the main speaker is south korea's foreign affairs speaker. he spoke for about 30 minutes. >> all right. great. we'll get started now. i would like to introduce our keynote speaker. he served as the south korean ambassador to korea and austria. minister chao worked on a variety of issues including trade, nuclear security and climate change policy. he was also a visits process sore. please give a welcomed round of applau applause. we'll have him come and give his remarks. thank you. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i'm delighted to be here today to attend this forum cohosted by the csis. today i would like to talk about the three challenges korea has been facing and how crucial the alliance has been in overcoming those challenges. my remarks today however are not an expression of the official position of the korean government as in fact i do not deal with the issues i'm going to talk about today. i would rather present my own personal observation and the korean policy on these ch

into cdoing more to contain north korea. we hope to find out a little bit more about this plan and what else the white house is considering after that meeting breaks up. unfortunately, no detail also yet from the white house when it is expected to start or conclude. >> all right, gehrig, thank you for keeping an eye on that for us. let's go now to china where we have the very latest from beijing. janice, with a good evening to you, what are the chinese saying about this con firmged nuclear test, if anything? >> well, china has officially sided with the international community in condemning this latest test by north korea. south korea, their president going so far as to say that he is, quote, utterly disappointed and infuriated. south korea has reason to be. seen as perhaps the most vulnerable to these provocations by the north and their president moon jae-in has been quite conciliatory, in wanting to urge north korea to return to the negotiating table. but there is the sense in the region that perhaps this test was aimed les

trade with north korea. this grave nuclear risk demands it. sanctions are not the only way to apply pressure on the regime. frontt maintain a united with our allies. i just returned from south korea where people are on edge. we were there when the missile does nothed over japan matter if you are talking to government officials there or the business community or the average person on the street, they understand the threat. the missilesed that defense system has been deployed. the also used administration is strengthening regional deterrence or additional u.s. arms sales to japan and south korea, which we discussed this morning. finally, we need to do much better at getting information into north korea said that north koreans can better understand the brutality and corruption of the self-serving camera shame. kim regime.s -- these have already increased defections from north korea but i am afraid here are efforts -- our efforts grade poorly. international broadcasting and fomenting dissent have not been a prio

nuclear crisis with north korea. elizabeth rosenberg is a senior fellow and director of the energy economic and security program at the center for a new american security. in this capacity she publishes and speaks on the national security and foreign policy implications of energy market shifts and the use of sanctions and economic statecraft. from may 2009 until septembe september 2013, mrs. rosenberg served as a senior advisor to the assistant secretary and then to the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. in these roles, she helped to develop and implement financial and energy sanctions. she also helped formulate anti- money laundering policy and oversee financial regulatory enforcement activities. each of you will be recognized for five minutes to give an oral presentation of your testimony. without objection your written statement will be made part of the record. mr. albright you are now recognized for five minutes. >> german bar, ranking member and other members of the committee, think you for

north korea threatens retaliation as the u.n. prepares to vote on new sanctions which have already been watered down. below there and arbus are you watching out for a live from london also coming up on the program the u.n. human rights chief says myanmar's crackdown on the regime just seems like a textbook example of ethnic cleansing the victims of irma cuba says at least ten people were killed as the horrific and tore through the. work with matthew barnes. new york remembers the victims of the nine eleven attacks sixteen years ago. the u.n. security council is about to vote on a new sanctions over north korea's largest ever a nuclear bomb test the u.s. has been forced to water down its original draft resolution to win the support of pyongyang's allies that's russia and crucially china last week's test was the sixth and largest carried out by north korea young is warning that it is ready and willing to respond with measures of its own let's go live now to james bases of the u.n. headquarters in new york it is obviously now twenty

needs to talk to north korea. i think a strategy involving bigger sticks as well as bigger carrots might be worth examining. this does not mean getting into detailed negotiations right off the bat. but it's time for someone speaking on behalf of the president needs to sit down with north korea and talk about the hard truths of whoo might happen if they don't back off from the brink. the problem is there's no political constituency in washington now that favors the idea of negotiations. it's been so discredited in the narrative that's taken hold in the media and political world it would be very, very hard politically to get something started. since sanctions don't work and war is a terrible alternative, you're really only left with finding some way to open the door to talk. it's worth noting at the moment the u.s. is making judgments on north korea base on its military display-by-play the military tests and overblown propaganda from north korea. north korea is reading donald trump's tweets. nighter side has had rea

states within 180 days of departing north korea. it, a you could put number on how many ships or aircraft would have been affected by this, take a year, so we can get a sense of the scale? sec. mnuchin: that is another important aspect of the eo. aside from blocking financial transactions, we will be working very closely with the coast guard and others on this. i'm not prepared to give you a number, but it is very significant. and, further, we can put actions against ports, as well. reporter: why will this round of sanctions work when others have failed? sec. mnuchin: again, let me be clear. i don't think other sanctions have failed, but these sanctions are very significant. because not only does it allow us to sanction individuals or entities, but it allows us to freeze or block any transactions with any financial institution, anywhere in the world, that facilitates any transactions with the blocked person. reporter: to be clear, do these sanctions include a plan to target north korean companies and individuals around the world? se

in north korea. you've likely seen her every time a announcement, the anchor delivering government propaganda on state tv. she announced the nuclear test. >> she's one of the most familiar faces, has been on the air for 40 years nearly there in the country. >> we're going to continue the conversation, and all things politics. thank you for sharing your morning with us. >>> "inside politics" with john king starts right now. \s >>> a major provocation from north korea. pyongyang conducts a nuclear test and claims progress on a smaller warhead for its long-range missiles. >>> plus an up-close look at harvey's impact and an emphatic promise. >> we're going to keep it going that way. i don't know if it gets better, but we're going to try to make it better. >>> and back to work in washington, tax reform, knew riggsa meddling

as north korea altered its modus , when north korea shifted to chinese brokers, u.s. and agency should have included them on sanctions lists. the u.s. must go beyond sanctions and diplomacy to include a full-court press diplomatically and isolate north korea from the international community, and introduce tremors into the regime's stability. usedinistrations have sanctions as a diplomatic response rather than a law enforcement measure defending the u.s. financial system. the u.s. should target any entities suspected of aiding or abetting north korean arms development, criminal activities, money laundering. the u.s. should also and de facto chinese immunity from u.s. law. beijing has not paid a price for turning a blind eye to north korean illicit activity occurring on chinese soil. washington has had -- has --ered the north korea sanctions and policy enhancement act mandates secondary sanctions on third country banks that violate sanctions and u.s. law. u.s. should penalize all penalties including chinese financial businesses that trade with those on the sanctions tot

of appeasement will not work with north korea. in his words, he says they understand only one thing, suggesting a stronger response is required. south korea for a long time has said they want a diplomatic solution to this situation. donald trump says now that is not possible and indicates that perhaps a stronger response is required. we know that top national security advisers of the us and south korea have spoken to each other and discussed military measures that can be taken, but significantly donald trump has said the test today is an embarrassment for china, which has tried to help but with little success. china is a key player in the region, north korea's top trade partner and many people thought that china implementing sanctions could perhaps pressure north korea to come to the table for dialogue, but that seems not to have happened. 0ur political correspondent chris masonjoins us. 0ur political correspondent chris mason joins us. theresa 0ur political correspondent chris masonjoins us. theresa may 0ur political corresponden

north korea. let's listen in. >> i'm announcing a new executive order i just signed that significantly expand our authorities to target individuals, companies, financial institutions, that finance and facilitate trade with north korea. as i outlined at my address to the united nations general assembly north korea's nuclear weapons and missile development is a grave threat to peace and security in our world and it is unacceptable that others financially support this criminal, rogue regime. the brutal north korean regime does not respect its own citizens or the sovereignty of other nations. our new executive order will cut off sources of revenue that fund north korea's efforts to develop the deadliest weapons known to humankind. the order enhances the treasury department's authorities to target any individual or entity that conducts significant trade and goods, services or technology with north korea, and i'm very proud to tell you that, as you may have just heard moments ago, china, their central b

part of north korea. they are still analysing to see whether it was triggered by any sort of explosion ora triggered by any sort of explosion or a possible test but what we also know is south korean president which are in is convened an emergency meeting of the security council to try and analyse what the earthquake is, however triggered. the united states geological survey has also said, confirmed this, but there has been a 5.6 scale earthquake in the north—eastern part of north korea. but no confirmation that this is definitely a nuclear test. the chinese administration, chinese earthquake administration, has said that they think this is a blast that triggered the earthquake is that is the information we have as of now. put this in context for us because we we re put this in context for us because we were talking just a few hours ago about something else that will help make sense of this, wouldn't it? well this comes against the backdrop of heightened tensions in north korea, perhaps, you know, at a p

hands right because it is the result the rest see the complete destruction of the north korea north korea and this point and it could very seriously escalate in the world war three does china and russia flew nuclear bombers over the korean peninsula just the other week now i don't know i didn't know who observed them they did it with in the region is very important to everyone that they were doing it right now was that a warning against north korea was that a warning against the united states a little of both calm down the kids the adults want you to stop throwing things that you know in the middle of this the top administration says it's kind of getting out of south korea stacy today that came in. just to really u.s. and south korea yes south korea has got to be i mean they have a reasonable president right now moon and he has got to be looking at trump who is pushing him to war and stabbing him in the back economically at the same time that last. year of this to happen in south east south korea and japan they do not need to sort it all goes to those who are so the u.s. wants to fight no

and north korea. more than a year of. course if diplomacy came signed an agreement called agreed for him walk in october one thousand nine hundred four. in the second round of fun nuclear diplomacy in north korea after six or seven years of. you know options came to an agreement in two thousand and seven in the six party talks frame oxo it has walked twice and they can walk again from internal north korean propaganda it seems clear that the north koreans are aware that if the war comes it will be devastating and the official line is that they're ready for that how do you play the new chilly assured destruction game when one side isn't afraid of destruction of self-destruction. well known as korea says one thing and do another is the. north korean leader it's crazy or stupid they have been quite rational in stopping cho to all of you know over the brink they've been playing this brinkmanship diplomacy in the past more than twenty years but they have not failed to. follow that and goal over the brink so

that is north korea. there are 120,000 men, women and children being held at north korea's political prison camps. pur you ant to a system of guilt by association, a system of futile inspiration. this is the only country on the face of the planet that classifies its own citizens based on their degree of perceived loyalty to the regime. there is a core class, 20-25%, a wavering class, 40-significant% of the op wlaiks. inspectors there is a classified as hostile have been sent to prison camps and many banished in remote areas in the northeastern part of north korea's dedengs facilities is unbelievable. we had numerous accounts of execution and starvation. they're subjected to a forced cycle of forced labor and induced malnutrition. one can see this fast system as unlawful imprisonment is the heart of darkness. the next question, how they have stayed in power so long. next year, they will be celebrating the 70 year anniversary of the establishment of the -- and two leaders were good friends and certainly rom

saturday marks north korea's independence day. intelligence experts expect a possible intercontinental ballistic missile launch. kim likes to test on anniversaries. >> mike: jennifer griffin. many thanks. this is a fox news alert. the governor of florida has just declared a state of emergency in preparation for hurricane irma. this storm has been upgraded to a category 4. puerto rico's governor has also declared an emergency. officials in the caribbean are warning about could dump up to 10 inches of rain, unleashed landslides and dangerous flash floods. it's expected to hit the region tuesday. we are going to be keeping an eye on irma. stay with fox news for the latest details on the storm's track. meanwhile in texas, houston's mayor says the nation's fourth largest city is open for business even though much of it is still underwater after more than 4 feet of rain from hurricane harvey. many residents spent the holiday on the grim task of trying to recover what is left of their homes and property. we have just received word that t

north korea. there are reports of an explosion felt in north korea. the usgs has ruled out an earthquake. it happened in the same area where the country has the conducted nuclear tests and this news comes a few hours after the north korean state agency reported the military developed a new advanced nuclear weapon. pictures surfaced of kim jong-un observing what is said to have been a hydrogen bomb and loading it into an icbm. the south korean president is expecting to convene a meeting of the national security council. an explosion in north korea but we have no confirmation of what type of explosion it might be and whether it is nuclear in nature. ron allen joins us now from seoul, south korea. what can you tell us about the situation there? >> it's widely expected that this will be a nuclear detonation under ground, a test. you know there is an ongoing back and forth shows of forth between north korea, the united states and south korea that launch of a missile over japan, the huge show of force b

with north korea. secretary mnuchin said he called chinese. how is this not -- especially talked about how china is really the main financial backer. how can this not only be directed at china? on iran, is there a way to talk about, to ramp up iran destabilizing activities drop the middle east, which i think a lot of your allies agree on, without violating the agreements as secretary tillerson said? is there a way to get allies to rally around more terrorism type and other sanctions while keeping the nuclear provisions in place? ambassador haley: with the sanctions on north korea, it only impacts those that continue to do business with north korea. if china does business, it will impact them. there countries in africa, it will impact them. it depends on countries that use to continue to support north korea over the rest of the world that is asking them not to. in reference to iran, you have a couple of processes that take place. on october 15, the president has the decision to make on whether to certif

relationship with china with regard to north korea? secretary mnuchin: this is targeted at north korea, and anybody that wants to do trade or business with them. we appreciate the relationship with china, and we look forward to working with them. thank you, everybody. >> at the end of the day, we heard from u.n. ambassador nikki haley on the new north korea sanctions and the president's we get the u.n. general assembly meeting.

crack the north korea crisis the u.s. secretary of state gets a warm welcome from his chinese counterpart and tillerson says the u.s. is in contact with north korea also coming up. confrontation in catalonia as the independence referendum approaches rallies take place and both madrid and barcelona to oppose sunday's vote for the catalonian government insist that the vote will go ahead. and in the bundesliga better braman and hamburg's inability to score has cost them points can tonight's match spark life into their attacks. i'm happy quite often welcome to the program u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson says the u.s. is in contact with north korea over its nuclear weapons program and is probing the country's willingness to talk tillerson made the remarks in beijing where he's held meetings centering on north korea and trade the u.s. use china as crucial to attempts to stop nor. korea developing nuclear weapons china has strong economic ties with the anyang accounting for about ninety percent of its foreign trade to disc

and that often reduces north korea to a caricature and we underestimate we tend to patronize north korea and that's not really worked out in the interests of the regional powers meaning we presume north korea many for the right price give up its nuclear weapons when we certainly don't make their absurd presumption views of eight other nuclear states in the world we presume that north korea merely reacts to external stimuli what american presidents say or do and if we were a bit nicer maybe they'll listen to us and disarm no with conventional weapons alone north korea has successfully deterred the united states throughout the cold war meaning in every instance of north korea's lethal attacks killings of americans and south koreans there's never been a military response by the united states for fear of escalation and war of course nuclear weapons give north korea a powerful deterrent but no weapon is purely defensive even the lowly shield has offensive properties just ask captain america or wonder woman north korea wants to leverage its nuclear weapons to be a credible threat to nuke a maj