Moving on to the Home Front, we've

gotten some disturbing news from North Korea

and their recent threat against the US

when it comes to their use of the ICBM missile.

Now US officials are warning that the country will

be able to use their ICBM as early as next year,

and that could threaten North American cities

with atomic weapons.

Here to discuss this issue is CBN's National Security

Correspondent, Erik Rosales.

Erik, good to see you again.

What should we be most concerned about when

it comes to this latest threat?

Well, I tell you what, Gary, the thing

that we have to be concerned about is the state of Alaska.

That is well within the 4,000 kilometers

that this latest missile test did in fact reach

as it went up into the air.

If it would have been at a different trajectory,

it could have actually hit the state of Alaska,

and that has a lot of those people concerned,

as well along with people here in Washington

D.C. at the Pentagon.

And what we're hearing right now is

that North Korea is in fact dismissing all of the Trump

sanctions and everything else.

And they are actually preparing for yet another missile

test that's going to take place very soon.

Well, it doesn't seem like this is going to let up.

Was this a shock to the Pentagon about how advanced

they've become on this?

Yeah, you know, everybody was saying

that if we leave them alone and we don't do anything,

then they're going to be able to develop

this intercontinental ballistic missile

and with a nuclear warhead on top.

And sure enough, it looks as if at the end

of next year, that they could actually have it.

And that has a lot of people concerned,

top military officials at the Pentagon.

Now Erik, I know we've got the THAAD missile system being

deployed in South Korea, but that doesn't--

it's not really effective, is it, against a long range ICBM?

Well so far, the latest test that we did

do a couple of months ago, it was successful.

But I tell you what, it depends on the number

of ballistic missiles that North Korea would actually shoot off.

Let's say right now, what we have

in the THAAD system in South Korea,

we have a total of six anti-missile defenses

over there.

But if they shoot off more than six missiles,

then, in fact, that would be of grave concern for the people

in Alaska up in our area.

OK, now Trump has vowed that he

would confront North Korea very strongly if they

didn't stop their advances.

And time looks as if it's running out, so what will

he do?

Well, he did say that in Poland.

You know, he did say that, that he would actually

be having to take some sort of initiative to stop them.

And honestly, I firmly believe that we actually

may be bringing in a Black OPS unit to the area,

and maybe even take out Kim Jong Un

and then take no responsibility for it.

That would be one option that a lot of people

are talking about over at the Pentagon.

And, you know, that is all--

that is not coming from Pentagon sources,

it's just people that are talking

around the military table.

We're hearing that possibly a Black OPS unit could actually

go in and maybe take care of the issue.

Well what is China and South Korea doing?

How are they responding to this?

Well, China, of course, we continue

to try and be working with China diplomatic,

but as of right now, much of their trade

is coming from North Korea as well.

So economically, it would not be feasible

for them to be able to bring any more sanctions against North

Korea.

And that has a lot of the Pentagon folks concerned.

And Erik, I can't let you go without asking you

about some tweets that President Trump has put out

that surprised everyone.

Basically, he's saying, no transgenders in the military.

Tell us about that.

That is correct.

Currently on Capitol Hill, lawmakers were currently

discussing ways to possibly keep transgenders

from doing sex changes and costing the military billions

of dollars.

And actually, Mad Dog Mattis actually

said that he was going to put off the issue until next year.

But it ended up that Trump just recently tweeted

that no transgenders will be allowed in the military at all,

after he consulted with his generals

and made that decision.

And that has a lot of people up on Capitol Hill--

on both sides of the table--

making statements.

Republicans actually saying that he's our commander-in-chief

and that we are going to honor his request,

where you have the Democrats are calling it--

like Nancy Pelosi-- are calling it

just a grave situation for the LBGT community out there.

And a good opportunity for them to raise money, right?

The liberals to raise money, and I'm

sure we're going to see some lawsuits.

We are certainly going to see some lawsuits.

And yes, when it comes down to politics,

of course, when you have a situation like this

and when Trump takes a stance like this,

you have the other side using it as a possible money-making

situation.

OK, Erik Rosales, our man in Washington D.C.,

Thank you so much for being here.