To the Point

Rhetoric and brinksmanship on the Korean Peninsula

For 25 years, the US has viewed North Korea's nuclear program with increasing alarm. Now President Trump says this country has lost its "strategic patience." We hear what he's actually doing… and what might come next.

By Warren Olney • Apr 27, 2017 • 51m Listen

Photo: Defense Secretary James Mattis (C) and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford (R) depart after briefing members of the US Senate on North Korea at the White House in Washington, April 26, 2017. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Gideon Brower
Independent Producer
Yael Even Or
Producer, 'Press Play'

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To the Point

Rhetoric and brinksmanship on the Korean Peninsula

For 25 years, the US has viewed North Korea's nuclear program with increasing alarm. Now President Trump says this country has lost its "strategic patience." We hear what he's actually doing… and what might come next.

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To the Point

Rhetoric and brinksmanship on the Korean Peninsula

For 25 years, the US has viewed North Korea's nuclear program with increasing alarm. Now President Trump says this country has lost its "strategic patience." We hear what he's actually doing… and what might come next.

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