The science of measuring North Korea's destructive nuclear power from afar
The Trump administration considers North Korea's nuclear and missile programs the top threat to American national security. How much do we really know about their nuclear devices? In the second...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: The Trump administration confirmed last night that Vice President Pence was scheduled to meet secretly with top North Korean officials during his recent trip to South Korea. North Korean officials pulled out of the meeting at the last minute. It would have come after Pence sat near Kim Jong-un's sister during the Olympics' opening ceremony. The Trump White House considers North Korea's nuclear and missile programs the main threat to American national security. Last week, Miles O'Brien examined the North's ability to make the material required for nuclear weapons. Tonight, Miles looks at what we know of the devices themselves and how analysts gauge North Korea's building progress. It's for our weekly series on ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: The Trump administration confirmed last night that Vice President Pence was scheduled to meet secretly with top North Korean officials during his recent trip to South Korea. North Korean officials pulled out of the meeting at the last minute. It would have come after Pence sat near Kim Jong-un's sister during the Olympics' opening ceremony. The Trump White House considers North Korea's nuclear and missile programs the main threat to American national security. Last week, Miles O'Brien examined the North's ability to make the material required for nuclear weapons. Tonight, Miles looks at what we know of the devices themselves and how analysts gauge North Korea's building progress. It's for our weekly series on ...
