This American scientist has seen North Koreaâs nuclear program up close
How advanced is North Korea's nuclear weapons program? Just ask the few Western experts who have seen glimpses of the program and its evolution, like nuclear scientist Sig Hecker, who has visited...
========== JUDY WOODRUFF: How advanced is North Korea's
nuclear weapons program?It is a question with heightened urgency,
given the escalating rhetoric between theUnited States and that secretive regime.One way to get an answer, visit the nuclear
facilities themselves.Miles O'Brien recently sat down with one American
who did just that.It's part of our weekly look at the Leading
Edge of science and technology.MILES O'BRIEN: Capricious and erratic as the
nation and its leaders may seem, North Korea'smarch toward nuclear weapons has been steady
and successful.Just ask the few Western experts who have
seen glimpses of the program and its evolution.SIEGFRIED HECKER, Former Director, Los Alamos
National Laboratory: I was very much surprisedb...
