taking it out, as he often does, on ukraine, possibly harassing ukrainian commercial shipping. i think putin s next move is to take full control of the strait and to exert dominance in the sea. he wants to effectively blockade or economically starve ukraine. reporter: one of the dangers ahead in the high-stakes game of military maneuvers, analysts worry about miscommunication between u.s. and russian forces on land, sea or air and a possible miscalculation. ships or planes may come too close to each other, someone firing and then you have a full-scale escalation. that is what everyone is watching tonight. that s a good point. you have new signs russia is building up its military in occupied crimea. reporter: new and disturbing signs. new satellite photos showing russia installed an s-400 missile battery in occupied c cry cry miya. necessary are some of russia s
military added in south korea four additional anti-ballistic missile launchers, two thad launchers had arrived in south korea in march, but a few months later the south korean government blocked the final two from being deployed amidst local protest and for fear of angering china. south korea has done an about face on that under pressure from the white house to get that thad missile battery up to speed. these six launchers which are now operational, each are equipped with eight missiles and can shoot down short and medium range ballistic missiles but not an intercontinental ballistic missile. harris: i thought this was interesting. people in south korea are not happy ab what we re doing with thad. what is going on with that? reporter: i think you have to see it from their point of view. they are the ones who are facing tens of thousands of artillery
we have to respond. reporter: officials say north korea still has to do a number of things before it can hit the united states. one is hit a target. two, have a reentry vehicle to provide a trip back to earth from space. and, three, miniaturize a nuclear warhead and place it atop a missile. sandra, north korea has had a record-setting pace of missile tests. they want to achieve those goals with these tests. sandra: all right lucas tomlinson, thank you. lucas, by the way, north korea and the u.s. aren t the only ones testing missiles. who else in asia, lucas? reporter: well, sandra, just one day after north korea s record setting ballistic missile test, china fired 20 missiles and mockups of american thad anti-ballistic missile systems and stealth jets. now, china has long protested china has long protested the u.s. thad missile battery in south korea. the missile test coin sided with
today. tell us about that. washington is focused on the comey firing, defense secretary jim mattis stood along russia s border today, delivering a message of support to the anxious baltic states who are worried about increasing russian aggression appeared for the first time, the u.s. plans to deploy a long-range patriot missile battery capable of shooting down planes or ballistic missiles in lithuania which shares a border with russia. this is coming while russia is capable of deploying nuclear capable missiles to a small wedge between poland and lithuania. all eyes are on an upcoming russian military exercise in september that takes place every four years and will involve an estimated 100,000 troops in tiny kaliningrad. we will use whatever means necessary, in the reason you see
before and after images of a surface to air missile battery which was destroyed. 13 double hardened aircraft shelters were destroyed. ten out of ten ammunitions storage sites. we ve learned two fuel reservoirs do remain based on this imagery provided to fox news. now, despite what russia says, the u.s. military says that the american/russian deconfliction line remains open. but john robert, my league in mar a-lago said that hotline has been taken down, so we re checking on that right now with the pentagon. melissa: interesting. jennifer, thank you. now to the capitol where house speaker paul ryan s spokes person releasing this statement. quote, last night s response was fully within the president s authority. it is now appropriate for the administration to consult with congress as it considers next steps to resolve the long running crisis in syria. joining us now to discuss all of