In paula hancocks. Paula, the fifth Nuclear Test North Korea appears to have conducted and the most powerful one and coming on the heels of President Obamas visit to asia. Reporter thats right. The timing certainly is interesting, john. The fact is north korea announced on staterun television saying they successfully tested the Nuclear Warhead and they can put that on any one of the Ballistic Missiles. It is impossible for the world to verify that specifically in washington and seoul and tokyo. In the past hour, there has been an intelligence briefing for lawmakers here in seoul. They have said they believe north koreas goal is to mount a Nuclear Warhead on a scud missile. Remember 28,000 u. S. Troops in south korea are here now. This is going much quicker than expected. Intelligence says north korea has advanced quicker than expected. There is large interest around the world in china and japan and russia condemning the nuclear test. It shows that kim jongun is determined to forge ahea
These u.s./south korea military drills continue. now, they will continue, in fact, this week, we know at the pentagon there is going to be a nuclear desktop tabletop, excuse me, drill from the u.s. and south korea. this is likely to warrant some kind of response from north korea. and then next month, here on the korean peninsula there will be a significant joint military drill for about 11 days. the springtime exercises between the u.s. and south korea which historically have come up with some kind of response from north korea as well. so, really, in the coming days and weeks and months, we re not expecting any kind of change, or any kind of pullback from the tension that we re seeing, max and bianca. okay, paula in seoul. thank you. in the u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg is calling for accountability from the norfolk southern rail company, demanding stronger rail safety measure, after a train carrying hazardous material derailed in ohio two weeks ago. the state s
Saying he wants to do with his five year military plan that he started two years ago, he is doing exactly that and he is ticking off his wish list of improving his weapons, his missile and nuclear capabilities. paula in seoul, thank you. and still ahead, the mission to rescue and help earthquake survivors grows more urgent three days after the disaster in turkey and syria. and plus u.s. and nato officials are speaking out on the chinese balloon incident, but beijing is calling it part of the i information. neuriva plusus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to h help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger.
Level of fear has been lifted, she believes, in the country since the previous president stepped down. she has faith in the legal system and she hopes going forward that will be the same as well. those advocates have been applauding what has happened today. max? paula in seoul. thank you. just ahead, new questions are being raised after a near collision at new york s jfk airport. we ll have the very latest on that investigation.
You re seeing the reticence from countries around the world and the concern and an increasing number of countries starting to put restrictions back in place again. paula in seoul. thank you. the crackdown on tiktok continues in the united states. the social media app is already being banned from all u.s. government devices and now the new head of the house select committee on china is making pointed new claims about the app. certainly. republican mike gallagher told nbc s meet the press that tiktok is, quote, digital fentanyl comparing it to a dangerous synthetic opioid with troubling links to china. the. it s highly addictive and destructive and we re seeing troubling data about the corrosive impact of constant social media use, particularly on young men and women here in america. it s also digital fentanyl in the fence as you elude to, it goes back to the chinese