Feb 28 Watch 8:49 To measure the prowess of North Korean missiles, researchers spy with open-source clues By Miles O'Brien As North Korean missiles fly farther and more frequently under Kim Jong-un, the outside world watches warily, using a network of early-warning radar, sensors and satellites that track the test weapons in real time. In the third installment of our… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 6:52 South Korea 'very much worried' by possible U.S. military strike on North Korea, says adviser By PBS News Hour A senior policy adviser to the South Korean president says his country is “very much worried about American unilateral military action on North Korea" and a possible "full-blown escalation conflict.” Moon Chung-in, the South Korean president's senior foreign policy and… Continue watching
Feb 25 Political end to Olympics: North Korea offers talks with U.S. By Ted Anthony, Associated Press South Korea’s presidential office released a brief statement saying that Pyongyang had expressed willingness to hold talks with Washington. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 5:58 News Wrap: New U.S. sanctions crack down on North Korean illegal trade By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Trump administration announced its toughest sanctions yet on North Korea, aimed at the country’s illegal maritime trade. Also, President Trump said the fate of his son-in-law Jared Kushner's security clearance is in the hands… Continue watching
Feb 23 Trump to announce new North Korea sanctions By Associated Press The Trump administration is hitting more than 50 vessels, shipping companies and trade businesses with sanctions in the latest bid to turn up the pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program, a senior administration official said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 7:41 The science of measuring North Korea's destructive nuclear power from afar By Miles O'Brien The Trump administration considers North Korea's nuclear and missile programs the top threat to American national security. How much do we really know about their nuclear devices? In the second of a series, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on how… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 7:45 This American scientist has seen North Korea's nuclear program up close By Miles O'Brien How advanced is North Korea's nuclear weapons program? Just ask the few Western experts who have seen glimpses of the program and its evolution, like nuclear scientist Sig Hecker, who has visited seven times and given eye-opening access to their… Continue watching
Feb 09 With extraordinary political optics, Winter Olympics begin By Foster Klug, Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Pentagon rolls out new sexual harassment policy By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Thursday, the Pentagon will permanently mark the records of service members accused of sexual harassment or bullying on the job or online. Also, former President George W. Bush said it is “pretty clear” Russians meddled in… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: White House aide resigns amid domestic abuse allegations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Rob Porter, the White House staff secretary, is resigning after his two ex-wives accused him of domestic abuse, including punching and choking. Also, reports of sexual assault doubled at West Point last year. Officials cite… Continue watching