Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff from north korea today, new defiance. The communist regimes leader, kim jongun, insisted he will never negotiate away his missile and nuclear programs. But, the worlds highest diplomatic body held a
Anchor good evening. Im james brown. The United States warned today it will use military force if necessary against a growing Nuclear Threat from north korea. This followed the communist nations fourth of july test launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile capable of reaching this continent. We begin our coverage tonight with National Security correspondent david martin at the pentagon. Reporter kim jong un had kept his countrys first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile hidden from spy satellites until just before it was rolled into launch position and aimed into space. Powered by a twostage rocket engine, it flew for 37 minutes, long enough to reach alaska had it been aimed in that direction. There is no question weve crossed a threshold here in the north koreans ability to develop an icbm. Reporter leon panetta was c. I. A. Director and defense secretary during the obama administration. It represents a very serious National Security threat to the United States. Reporter u. S. In
Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff from north korea today, new defiance. The communist regimes leader, kim jongun, insisted he will never negotiate away his missile and nuclear programs. But, the worlds highest diplomatic body held a
Earlier today, u. S. Investors united nations, nikki haley, just an emergency meeting of th the speak up make no mistake, north koreas launch of an icbm is a clear and sharpy escalation. The United States is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies. There remains more that the International Community can and must do. We will look at any country that chooses to do business with this outlier machine. The world is on notice. If we act together, we can still prevent a catastrophe. We are and theyll not repeat the inadequate approaches of the past that have brought us to this dark race. Its been for years, the world has looked on as north korea started its people and threaten its neighbors. Now that the broker jim has become a clear and present threat, now it looks to be President Trumps problem to solve. Brit hume drums we know, fox news senior political analyst. I think you would agree, this would be the most urgent problem to date for Presiden
Should do about north koreas bold provocations. President trump arrived in poland a short time ago where he will be consulting with World Leaders in europe over the next few days. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off from warsaw. Good evening. Stakes for the second foreign trip for President Trump are higher now that north korea tested an intercontinental Ballistic Missile, ramping up the urgency terrain in the kingdom. As he left the White House Bound for warsaw, President Trump President Trump sounded an optimistic note about rallying world sport against north korea. In public pronouncements, north koreas closest neighbor, china, appeared to be saying the right thing. Translator china opposes the launch of missiles by north korea in violation of the u. N. Security council resolutions. We urge the north korean side to stop taking actions that violate United Nations Security Council resolutions and create the necessary conditions for the resumption of talks. The p