How worried should you be about the rhetoric between North Korea and the U.S.?

Aug. 09, 2017

It would take 30 minutes for a nuclear missile to travel from North Korea to Los Angeles. How close is that possibility? Many experts are saying the ratcheting up of tensions -- fueled by President Trump -- is needlessly worrying.

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Guest:

Jonathan Pollack - Brookings Institution - @BrookingsInst

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole

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