Oct 27 Watch 3:29 When we talk about North Korea, we forget what’s happening to its people By PBS News Hour When Min Jin Lee sees the latest headlines about nuclear weapons in North Korea, she thinks of her father, who fled the republic when he was 16, and lost touch with his family. And Lee thinks of not just the… Continue watching
Oct 12 Pentagon has no plans to boost size of nuclear arsenal By Robert Burns, Associated Press In fact, the Pentagon can barely sustain the existing force, which is decades old and is in some respects almost decrepit. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:35 Analyzing Trump’s angry tweets about NBC and Sen. Corker By PBS News Hour Twitter remains President Trump's preferred platform to vent his latest frustrations with the NFL, Sen. Bob Corker and claims of fake news on NBC. Judy Woodruff sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative… Continue watching
Oct 11 Trump disputes NBC report that he wanted a big increase in U.S. nuclear weapons By Robert Burns, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants the U.S. nuclear arsenal in "tiptop shape" but has not asked that it be greatly expanded. Trump was responding to a news report that he had said that he wanted what amounted to… Continue reading
Oct 11 Democrats who opposed Iran nuke deal urge Trump to keep pact By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Several congressional Democrats who split with President Barack Obama to oppose the nuclear agreement with Iran are now urging President Donald Trump to uphold the international accord. Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump says military strike on North Korea is not top option, but ‘if we have to take it, we will’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump says if the U.S. takes a military option in dealing with the threat from North Korea "it will be devastating."… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 3:50 What will new U.S. sanctions mean for North Korea? By PBS News Hour After President Trump signed new sanctions against North Korea on Thursday, Kim Jong Un called him “deranged” and said the president will “pay dearly” for his threats. Judy Woodruff talks with David Cohen, former deputy director of the CIA and… Continue watching
Sep 17 Trump advisers warn North Korea to give up weapons programs By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Top advisers to President Donald Trump on Sunday warned North Korea to give up its missile and nuclear weapons programs and to quit making threats against the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 4:33 Putting North Korea’s nuclear test into context By PBS News Hour North Korea on Sunday announced that it had conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date since President Donald Trump took office. In response, Trump wrote in a tweet that North Korea continues to be “very hostile and dangerous” and… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 7:02 Can the president launch a nuclear strike on his own? By PBS News Hour Continue watching