Jul 05 Watch 8:53 Could new economic pressure change North Korea’s ambitions? By PBS News Hour When it comes to facing the threat of North Korea, there are no easy answers and few good options. Could new economic sanctions change the trajectory of the country’s? Judy Woodruff gets views from John Mearsheimer of the University of… Continue watching
Jul 05 Tensions rise as U.S. says North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile By Josh Lederman and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump expressed frustration with China on Wednesday for failing to do more to cut off support to North Korea and exert pressure to curb its nuclear pursuits. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 8:30 North Korea is making progress developing weapons. What can the U.S. do about it? By PBS News Hour North Korea claims it successfully fired off a new long-range missile, which someday could put the United States within range of its weapons. What options remain for the Trump administration? William Brangham speaks with Mark Bowden of The Atlantic and… Continue watching
Jul 04 Trump criticizes North Korea’s Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch By Lou Kesten, Associated Press Trump urged North Korea's biggest ally, China, to "put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!"… Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH LIVE: Tillerson and Mattis to hold joint news conference after talks with China By Associated Press The US and China began high-level security talks Wednesday focused largely on North Korea, amid outrage in Washington over the death of an American college student after his imprisonment in the North. Continue reading
Jun 21 Otto Warmbier’s death looms over U.S.-China talks on North Korea By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Otto Warmbier's death after returning from North Korean imprisonment is stoking outrage in Washington and threatening to overshadow high-level U.S.-Chinese talks Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 20 How powerful is North Korea’s military? By Eleanor Albert, Council on Foreign Relations North Korea has embarked on an accelerated buildup of weapons of mass destruction and modernization of its already large conventional force. Read more in this Council on Foreign Relations explainer. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 5:18 North Korea’s latest missile test signals new design expertise By PBS News Hour North Korea tested a new intermediate-range missile Sunday, claiming it can now hit U.S. bases in the Pacific with a nuclear warhead. What does this breakthrough mean for the North Korea’s nuclear capabilities? Judy Woodruff speaks with Jeffrey Lewis of… Continue watching
May 11 North Korea poses ‘existential’ threat, U.S. intel chief warns By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press North Korea's nuclear weapons program poses a potentially "existential" threat to the United States, the national intelligence director said in a bleak appraisal to Congress on Thursday. He wouldn't say how close Pyongyang is to being able to strike the… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 6:34 How should U.S. and allies confront North Korea? By PBS News Hour The long-simmering standoff between the United States and North Korea is heating up again. As the Trump administration draws a tougher line with the regime, what options are open to the U.S., its allies and China? Judy Woodruff speaks with… Continue watching