Un may be in the most ideal testing environment in his more than ten years in power. the world s attention is on russia s invasion of ukraine and the chances of russia or china side being the u.s. and the united nations security council to sanction north korea are next to zero. there is just no chance of any kind of u.n. security council sanctioned action. the u.n. security council can even condemn north korea s latest icbm test in unison. which means that most observers you speak to do agree there is going to be plenty more testing coming up. in fact, january is already in the record books for the number of missile launches. also, the uss abraham lincoln, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is currently in korean waters, waters just off the peninsula in an apparent show of force, just before this big anniversary, and will probably move away just after it. so certainly every eye is on north korea to see what, if anything of weapons systems they re going to unveil.
Nuclear weapons. because kim jong un has spoken quite explicitly about tactical-nuclear weapons. these are the kind of nuclear weapons that are designed to be put on small artillery rockets and smaller, short-range ballistic missiles. reporter: the next test expected at any time may approximate smaller than the last from 2017. tremors which could be felt in neighboring china and south korea. tests which surely attract international attention but kim jong un also has a domestic audience. to cover up the economic failure, he need to show up another achievement. i think a weapon program that he can be very proud of. reporter: time wise, kim jong un may be in the most ideal testing environment in his more than ten years in power. the world s attention is on russia s invasion of ukraine and the chances of russia or china side being the u.s. and the united nations security council to sanction north korea are next to zero. there is just no chance of any kind of u.n. security