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\"\"Yesterday, North Korea attempted to launch a satellite into orbit, a move that was widely seen as a test of the country\u2019s progress towards launching an intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called the launch a \u201creckless act threatening regional and global security,\u201d while U.S. President Barack Obama called for a United Nations Security Council resolution reinforcing sanctions against North Korea.<\/p>\n

Wide Angle’s<\/em> web producer, Lauren Feeney, speaks with Bruce Klingner, the Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia and Expert on North Korea at The Heritage Foundation, about North Korea\u2019s rocket launch, North-South relations, and the prospects for reunification, which is still an official goal of the South Korean government. Klingner spent 20 years working for the CIA, and from 1996-2001, served as the Deputy Chief of the CIA’s Korea Issue Group, advising the president on Korean issues.<\/p>\n

Click here to listen to the interview:<\/p>\n

Yesterday, North Korea attempted to launch a satellite into orbit, a move that was widely seen as a test of the country\u2019s progress towards launching an intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called the launch a \u201creckless act threatening regional and global security,\u201d while U.S. President Barack Obama called for a United Nations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4393],"tags":[321,4524,307,305,4525,2329,250],"class_list":["post-4518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio-and-video","tag-barack-obama","tag-bruce-klingner","tag-focal-point","tag-north-korea","tag-rocket-launch","tag-south-korea","tag-united-nations"],"yoast_head":"\nField Trip to the DMZ ~ Interview with North Korea Expert Bruce Klingner | Wide Angle | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/interactives-extras\/audio-and-video\/field-trip-to-the-dmz-interview-with-north-korea-expert-bruce-klingner\/4518\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Field Trip to the DMZ ~ Interview with North Korea Expert Bruce Klingner | Wide Angle | PBS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yesterday, North Korea attempted to launch a satellite into orbit, a move that was widely seen as a test of the country\u2019s progress towards launching an intercontinental ballistic missile. 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