mocking trump as being like a child inis ignorance of foreign policy, writing only by going through some tough times will he come to realize that china and other international powers are not to be bullied, and warning the one china policy is not for sale. an idea echoed today by the white house. the obama administration does not view taiwan and our relationship with taiwan as a bargaining chip. taiwan is not a source of leverage. reporter: and fears from a former secondary of defense that a confrontation with china over taiwan could spin out of control, possibly even risking a military clash in the pacific. china is a big player in the east, and they re a growing military power. so it s going to put the united states up to a challenge, how do we respond? we have to ask the question, would the american people support going to war with china over the issue of taiwan s
preparation. the very latest from south korea. reporter: at least one of north korea s musodan missiles has been spotted on the eastern korean coast, being fueled and ready to launch. it is powerful enough to travel more than 2,000 miles, putting u.s. bases in okinawa and guam within its reach. and they ve had several missile tests before, but they have never tested the musodan. with something relatively untested like this, a concern is, even with if the target is intended to be the sea, if it fails, it could hit a town. that s the horror story because it s possible. even the smallest action could provoke a larger fight, a war or a significant military clash. reporter: when we arrived a week ago in seoul. we found the people of south korea, while concerned, were living their lives. you have a young child. are you worried for your child s safety? not really. reporter: now it seems the mood has shifted. south korean news reports said
a radar in preparation. reporter: at least one of north korea s musodan missiles has been spotted on the eastern korean coast, being fueled and ready to launch. it is powerful enough to travel more than 2,000 miles, putting u.s. bases in okinawa and guam within its reach. and they ve had several missile tests before, but they have never tested the musodan. with something relatively untested like this, a concern is, even with if the target is intended to be the sea, if it fails, it could hit a town. that s the horror story because it s possible. even the smallest action could provoke a larger fight, a war or a significant military clash. reporter: a week ago in seoul. we found the people of south korea, while concerned, were living their lives. you have a long child. are you worried for your child s safety? not really. reporter: now it seems the mood has shifted.
would hadn t and weppen and andt it again, but the problem with this particular cycle of escalation is people are dying and i don t think the south korean president can stand idly by as those kinds of attacks continue. patti ann: as you mentioned, north korea s attack on south korea killed four and widely believed to be responsible for the sinking of the south korean naval vessel 8 months ago. how should we read that? i think, there are a number of lessons, most of them are disappointing, unfortunately, but we ve learned over recent behavior. first, north koreans have no intention, whatsoever, of negotiating away their nuclear programs and one problem we have, folks in the military clash or a potential if there is a military clash is forgetting there is a dramatic disclosure of the uranium enrichment program which in the long term could be more
pattern over many years where he escalates tensions and engages in extremely dangerous behavior seeking negotiating advantage, seeking a resumption of multilateral talks, even better, conveyance of aid and material to support the north going forward. it is very possible, maybe even probable, that that s what he is doing, seeking negotiating positions and trying to get restoration of respect, benefits and other things flowing, but it s also possible that he is choosing to engage in activity that can lead to war. bill: why would he want war? well, it would make no sense to most of us as many of us would expect that some kind of a military clash would lead to the elimination of his leadership and what s left of his regime. that could be true. but he could be looking out at the world and see that we don t really have much of an appetite for conflict, we are trying to withdraw from most of our engagements around the world. clearly the united states doesn t really want a war or seek a conf