and tricky situation regarding north korea's new jersey program. allies are confused by president trump's comments last week that the u.s. had a, quote, armada heading for the korean peninsula when frankly it wasn't heading there at all. let's go straight to cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, let's start with the russian jets buzzing alaska. how is the pentagon interpreting this action? >> reporter: well, jake, the key question is is it a military threat to the united states? is it a military threat to all of us? the answer right now is probably not. these russian planes haven't flown up there in about two years, but are they planning to attack the united states? nobody really thinks that. they are at least 36 miles offshore, close but not in u.s. airspace. they have got intercepted, the u.s. send aircraft right up away and they keep eyes out all the time and escorted them back out. they in fact turned around pretty quick and went back towards russia, but question is, of course, what is vladimir