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To the Point

Nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula slowly coming to a head

Hosted by Warren Olney Apr. 17, 2017 National
North Korea did not conduct a nuclear test this weekend, but it did show apparent progress in developing a missile that that could strike the United States. The Trump Administration says it has lost its "strategic patience." We hear what that might -- or might not -- mean for North Korea, China and the prospects for diplomacy.

Photo: A North Korean navy truck carries the 'Pukkuksong' submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

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Warren Olney

Producers:

Luke Vander Ploeg, Evan George, Andrea Brody

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