The hearing will come to order. Let me welcome you to the Senate Foreign relations subcommittee on asia and Pacific International cybersecurity in the 115th congress on behalf of the committee i apologize for the delay of the beginning of the hearing to the witnesses have been here time away from work and those attending the hearing today. The return of senator mccain was a very poignant moment for the senate. Its the most Urgent National security challenge in the United States and allies in east asia. The secretary said north korea is the most urgent and dangerous threat to peace and security. The former commander of the u. S. Northern command stated Korean Peninsula is that its unstable point since 1953 when the armistice was signed. North korea conducted Nuclear Tests in a 24 ballistic launch. This year pyongyang has already launched seven Team Including a successful test of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile is capable of reaching alaska and hawaii. The policy of decades of bipa
Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee held a hearing examining north korea policy. Specifically on ramping up pressure against china. Acting secretary of state for east asia and pacific affairs, Susan Thornton offered her thoughts to the committee. This hearing will come to order. Let me welcome you all to the fifth hearing for the senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on east asia, the pacific and International Cybersecurity policy in the 115th congress on behalf of the committee i apologize for the delay in the beginning of this hearing to the witnesses who have been here time away from work as well as those attending the hearing today. The action on the floor including the return of senator mccain. Ing a very poignant moment for the senate. I would like to welcome all to todays hearing. North korea has emerged as the most Urgent National security challenge for the u. S. United states and allies in east asia. Secretary mattis has said north korea is the most urgent hand dangerous thr
Im pleased to welcome today our panel of expert witnesses all with deep knowledge and experience in the region. Victor who is the Senior Adviser at the center for strategic and international studies, aaron who is professor of politics at princeton university. Kelly help me. Maximum secretary of defense for Security Affairs and ashley tellis, senior im having trouble with my anunciation this morning. For the past 70 years we have worked with our allies to uphold a rules based order based on principals of free peoples and free markets, open seas and open skies. The rule of law and a peaceful resolution of disputes. These ideas have presented peace and prosperity in the asian pacific. Now they threaten not just the nations as the asia pacific but the United States as well. The most immediate is kim jong uns regime. They have thrown its full weight behind the means to deliver Nuclear Weapons. Unfortunately the regime is making real progress. A north Korean Missile capable of striking an Am
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Bad luck. And making a statement. Former Florida Governor jeb bush charting a course away from the far right. Is we start this hour with the Obama Administration which had a has doubled down on its position that north korea was responsible for the hack on sony pictures. Officials and organizations u. S. Security firms have questioned the decision to attribute the situation to north korea. Those analysts dont have the evidence president obama has. Loikslibby casey has the report. This is the first imposing sanctions on a country because of an attack against a company. The nature of the hack which they say was destructive and coercive and u. S. Officials are standing by the assertion that north korea was responsible for hacking sony pictures. They say that this is part of a larger plan to push back against the threat of cyberattacks. Now there are already sanctions in place on many north korean entities including the three targeted today. So this is symbolic in many ways. But here are th