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The Winter Games and Korean detente

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 15, 2018 National

Americans have a lot to learn about North Korea. The conversation shouldn’t be only about nuclear weapons or handshakes.

The Korean Unification Flag is a flag designed to represent all of Korea when North and South Korea participate as one team in sporting events. The flag has no status as an official flag in either country. Photo credit: Wikicommons.

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The Winter Games and Korean detente

The exchange of threats between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un led to warnings of possible nuclear war. Then came the surprise detent with South Korea during...

42 min

Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Andrea Brody, Devan Schwartz