Transcript for VP Mike Pence heads to South Korea after failed North Korean missile launch

The north Koreans attempted to test-fire maszle but it exploded during launch. A high-profile failure, yes, but a provocation nonetheless. The launch hours before vice president Mike pence arrived. An American U.S. Aircraft carrier is heading towards north Korea right now. This missile did not have the capabilities of hitting the United States, we have just learned from the white house. What's next? How does the United States respond in. The normally outspoken president trump keeping mum so far. We're going to start with chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz in Seoul, south Korea. Good morning. Reporter: Good morning. The botched slaunch an embarrassing misstep for north Korea after weeks of tension between the trump administration and Pyongyang. Just as vice president pence begins a trip to Asia with a stop here in Seoul. After the missile lifted off near sinpo, it blew up almost immediately. Vice president Mike pence, briefed aboard air force two en route to Seoul. This morning's provocation is just a reminder of the risks each one of you face every day. This is your third set of blast doors here. . Reporter: I had an exclusive look at the war fighting and defense operations near the most militarized border in the world. This shows you just what the threat level is here. Yes, ma'am, we live with it every day. Reporter: So you would say the threat is pretty real? It's very real. Reporter: We saw up close patriot missile batteries. A missile defense system guarding against an take from North Korea. It trails an inbound threat missile. We fire patriot at it. It's a bullet on bullet scenario. The patriot hits the threat missile and destroys it. Reporter: The South Korea government calling the failed launch along with the week end's parade in Pyongyang a show of force that threatens the whole world and warning that any further nuclear tests would be met with strong punitive missiles. White house said overnight only that president trump was believed on the failed launch. And that he would have to further comment. That is perhaps a deliberate move to deny Kim Jong-un the attention he clearly craves. Stay tuned for abs later this morning. Martha will host a special edition of "This week" from Seoul. She'll speak with H.R. Mcmaster. As well as the former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Christopher hill. For much more, let's go to Washington and the retired

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