MSNBC: What Keeps the Pentagon up at Night Is North Korea

SCARBOROUGH This morning the ░░░░░░░░ is responding to North ░░░░░░░░ s claim that the ░░░░░░░░ is close to testing ░░░░░░░░ intercontinental ballistic missile Let ░░░░░░░░ bring in right now ░░░░░░░░ man who requested before ░░░░░░░░ speak about the Mariah ░░░░░░░░ performance on New Year ░░░░░░░░ Eve NBC news Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ Hans Nichols Hans we ░░░░░░░░ going to ask you ░░░░░░░░ can talk about Mariah ░░░░░░░░ you want to but ░░░░░░░░ could you tell us ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon s saying ░░░░░░░░ North Korea s latest ░░░░░░░░ NICHOLS This is pretty ░░░░░░░░ from the Pentagon And ░░░░░░░░ ll be honest there ░░░░░░░░ been so many missile ░░░░░░░░ or talks of missile ░░░░░░░░ from North Korea when ░░░░░░░░ statement came out I ░░░░░░░░ missed it It s ░░░░░░░░ that big of a ░░░░░░░░ that the Pentagon is ░░░░░░░░ out a statement declaring ░░░░░░░░ about provocative actions The ░░░░░░░░ question you get in ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community and the ░░░░░░░░ on North Korea and ░░░░░░░░ missiles is one have ░░░░░░░░ miniaturized a weapon And ░░░░░░░░ two to three weeks ░░░░░░░░ a senior official have ░░░░░░░░ me the assessment is ░░░░░░░░ have miniaturized a weapon ░░░░░░░░ put on to an ░░░░░░░░ And the other challenge ░░░░░░░░ have they figured out ░░░░░░░░ on that missile Those ░░░░░░░░ the big questions at ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon in terms of ░░░░░░░░ North Korea have this ░░░░░░░░ One thing I would ░░░░░░░░ senior intelligence official senior ░░░░░░░░ official told me a ░░░░░░░░ of weeks ago Special ░░░░░░░░ has contingency planning for ░░░░░░░░ Korea for this very ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH So Hans let ░░░░░░░░ strip it down very ░░░░░░░░ For what you just ░░░░░░░░ just for people who ░░░░░░░░ t followed this story ░░░░░░░░ closely what that means ░░░░░░░░ if they have that ░░░░░░░░ that means in the ░░░░░░░░ few years they could ░░░░░░░░ hit Seattle Portland San ░░░░░░░░ with nuclear weapons NICHOLS ░░░░░░░░ that s why when ░░░░░░░░ ask anyone at the ░░░░░░░░ What keeps you up ░░░░░░░░ night it s not ░░░░░░░░ it s not China ░░░░░░░░ a person they always ░░░░░░░░ North Korea The second ░░░░░░░░ they would say India ░░░░░░░░ that also keeps them ░░░░░░░░ But this is really ░░░░░░░░ of their key concerns ░░░░░░░░ A little bit on ░░░░░░░░ just what s happening ░░░░░░░░ Some special forces have ░░░░░░░░ moved into the Baltics ░░░░░░░░ are there and the ░░░░░░░░ is being very public ░░░░░░░░ this because they want ░░░░░░░░ very fact of them ░░░░░░░░ there to be a ░░░░░░░░