binge by kim jong-un, christine, since at least 2019. we haven't seen anything on this scale. this could be north korea's, if not their busiest, one of their busiest months ever for ballistic missile tests. six weapons tests, sometimes launching two missiles at once, talking about ballistic missiles from the ground, ballistic missiles from a train, cruise missiles launched two days ago, and earlier this month north korea launched hypersonic missiles, which have glide vehicles on the warheads allowing either nuclear or conventional warheads to make unexpected turns, making them almost impossible for u.s. missile defense systems to shoot down. we have been speaking with analysts asking why is north korea doing this, why now, just about a week before the open ing ceremonies of the beijing winter olympics? hosted by their neighbor and their patron economically and politically, china. and analysts are saying this very well could be a message from kim jong-un to the biden administration that they want to be taken seriously, that they want negotiations on their terms, to lift sanctions. in fact, the biden