approach. we probably have gotten china more engaged but some of our messages have been inconsistent. secretary mattis and tillerson have essentially given the north koreans the silent treatment. i think that s smart because fundamentally what kim jong-un craves is attention. the president has been tweeting about preemptive military action and we re going to take care of this problem by ourselves. they could hit seoul and it s game on in the peninsula. war breaks out and it s a dangerous situation. how much, john, is the clock ticking? there was a new york times headline today and i want to read part of the story, as they were talking about the pace that north korea is on to continue to be an even greater nuclear threat. quote, a growing body of expert studies and classified intelligence reports that conclude north korea is capable of producing a nuclear bomb every six or seven weeks, how much is the clock ticking? it s ticking very fast, chris.