they might hit tokyo or seoul. so it's very hard to contain. so we need to be cautious with those wars of words. >> it's interesting to hear how specific the details are coming out of pyongyang on this missile attack, actually just off of guam. let me read for you what we have. they talk about four intermediate range ballistic missiles that would actually go over japan, landing 18 to 25 miles south of the coast of guam. north korea state media says it will create a, quote, enveloping fire. why put this all out there? what's the strategy here? >> it's direct nuclear brinksmanship or nuclear brinksmanship so they would look at guam and stop just short but it's dangerous. because what happens if there's miscalculation or misstep? what if one of those four hits japan? what if it goes too far and there's a problem in terms of the accuracy of those missiles, and clearly it draws the united states in. they've also left a window there. they've said, mid-august. so what they're trying to signal is, is there an opportunity for