eno enormous amount of resources to track that person. but there are a lot of terrorists running around afghanistan right now, and there are more than since we left. you can t just do one war head or two in this case. you have to bomb camps and find camps in a very, very remote mountainous areas that are hard to track down. so it s kind of a combination. and the taliban certainly is giving safe haven. so two very different operations. it was navy seals that had to go into pakistan to get bin laden, but two presidents taking out two top terrorists. listen. this death does not mark the end of our effort. there s no doubt that al qaeda will continue to pursue actions against us. we must and will remain vigilant at home and abroad. my administration will continue to monitor and address
weapons that he thinks will make north korea become a very advanced nuclear power. reporter: weapons experts say some of this month s launches didn t break any new ground. but north korea also fired this new hypersonic missile, which at first revealed to the public last year and the south korean military confirmed it flew at 10 times the speed of sound. what north korea is calling a hypersonic missile is really a ballistic missile at the base when it launches and then on the top it has a maneuverable war head, which means it can move in a way that is unkpexpected. reporter: this type of missile poses a new potential threat to the u.s. and its allies in asia. they re able to launch a missile in one direction and essentially turn a corner, which makes it very difficult for radar systems and interceptors to track it.
busiest month for ballistic missiles tests today. we are still going through and trying to add up. there were a lot to go through. it s rare that we see this kind of missile testing binge by kim jong-un. it s been since 2019 we have seen this many in such short amount of time. we are talking about cruise missiles launched two days ago. and hypersonic missiles north korea have glide vehicles allowing the war head to make temperatures and defy missile defense systems. some are skeptical that this would work in a war-time scenario. there is growing concern among some that north korea, after making all of these dire threats for decades, is closer than ever to actually being able to make some of the threats a reality. john. so many tests. it is clear they are they are trying to send a message as well. it s more about just the technology here. thank you so much. great to have you there. when it comes to ratcheting of tensions between russia and
skipped the security conference for the first time in 20 years but sent undiplomatic message launching multiple missiles including intercontinental missile. this missile s war head is unarmed. it can carry thermal war heads capable of reaching washington, d.c. vladimir putin oversaw the missile test today. last summer he wrote a 5,000 word essay calling ukrainians and russians wasn t people. ukraine has its culture and history. belarus has its own culture and history and russia, we are not russia. ukraine not russia. russia is russia. lucas: over here in the west all this calm tonight, you wouldn t think the russians are invading very soon.
system making progress towards becoming a functioning icbm. so, what are they looking for? they re looking for north korea making progress in a missile that can fly intercontinental ballistic ranges, that could reach the u.s. and deliver a war head precisely to a target that the north koreans would choose. that s what the u.s. cannot allow to happen. that is why the biden administration is so concerned about these early stages of a program in north korea that could potentially do that. brianna. all right. barbara starr live at the pentagon. thank you for that. just ahead, troops from the stalled convoy in ukraine, they are now taking cover in trees, behind homes. what does that say about their next move? ukrainian citizens crowding train stations as they try to flee the war zone. railroads are under pressure to keep evacuations on track.