U.S. Needs To Press China, Says Expert

Regarding the recent attack by North Korea on South Korea, Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, claims U.S. needs to make China to use the leverage they have with North Korea for abiding by U.N. Resolutions.  (0:19)

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America Should Use "Two Track" Policy With North Korea, Says Expert

Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, Bruce Klingner, expects that “two track” policy, which would promote relationships between all international countries in the world based on U.N. Resolutions, would influence North Korea. (0:42)

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Expert: Obama Administration Disappoints U.S., North Korea Relations

Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how the Obama administration has worked on building a relationship between the U.S. and North Korea. (0:22)

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Expert: Kim Jung Il Is Single Factor For North Korea's Success

According to Bruce Klingner, Senior Reserch Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, most experts say the recent attack by North Korea on the Yeonpyeong island of South Korea proves that the presence of Kim Jung il, de-facto leader of North Korea, is single factor of success in North Korea. (0:38)

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Former U.S. Ambassador: North Korea Attack Not A Crisis

Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korean Policy at the U.S. State Department, makes a statement regarding an artillery attack waged by North Korea against South Korea on Tuesday. Bosworth is meeting with officials in Japan to discuss North Korea’s uranium enrichment program. He will then head to China.

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Clinton Decries "Take It Or Leave It" Approach To Foreign Policy

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. should abandon its "you're either with us or against us" policy towards its allies. Clinton adds that the U.S. must keep working with its Asian partners on reaching a multilateral agreement on how to handle North Korea (0:40).
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U.S. Inaction Toward North Korea Inspired Iran's Nuclear Ambitions, Says Expert

David Menashri, Director for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University, explains how U.S. inaction toward North Korea may have lead to Iran's nuclear ambitions. As the third country named in Bush's "axis of evil," Menashri explains, Iran felt that the best way to defend itself was to develop nuclear technology and stall U.S. military involvement. (0:55)
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Former Sec'y Of Defense Says Russia Key To Disarming Iran

Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen argues that, as a long-time economic partner of Iran, Russia may play a critical role in reducing Iran's nuclear ambitions. But, Cohen adds that Russia may want to avoid tension with Iran because of its commercial interests in the Middle-Eastern state. (0:31)
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Rep. Sherman: North Korea Has Criminal Lust For Funds

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, warns that North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons may lead to conflict in the Korean peninsula. Sherman also warns that North Korea represents a threat due to its history of greed which may lead it to sell weapons to whomever will pay for them. (0:36)
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Scholar Calls For Obama To Send Al Gore To North Korea

Selig Harrison, Senior Scholar with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy, says President Barack Obama is not taking the necessary steps to appease the North Korean crisis. Harrison explains that not sending Al Gore to North Korea is a mistake because the former Vice President could try to negotiate the liberation of the two Current TV journalists currently detained in North Korea. Al Gore could also reduce the tensions between the North Korea and the international community. (0:28)
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Rep. Scott: N. Korea Government Does Not Care About Its Population

Congressman David Scott (D-Ga.) describes life in North Korea as one of despair, stating that Kim Jung Il does not care for his people. Scott says that North Koreans are starving because their government is solely concerned with its image abroad -- implying it may become a nuclear state. (0:50)
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Pelosi: China Understands North-Korean Threat

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi explains how the alleged nuclear and missile tests conducted by North Korea has reinforced Sino-American cooperation against nuclear proliferation. Pelosi adds that China acknowledges North Korea as a threat to North East Asia. (0:40)
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Pelosi: Six-Party Talks To Continue With North Korea

By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service

In a Bi-Partisan congressional delegation trip to China, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talked with the Chinese government on the issue of North Korea and bring it back to the six-party talks. Pelosi stated that it is in no country's interest to have the Korean peninsula being nuclearized. (0:43)
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Perry On Nuclear Proliferation and Fissile Material leaks

Former Secretary of Defense William Perry explains the dangerous of nuclear proliferation. Perry says that there is a risk that North Korea will leak fissile materials. In addition, Perry mentions the strategy to follow in order to avoid these leaks. (0:43)
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WMDs Ideal Deterrent For Poor People

Richard Bush, a Senior Fellow and Director for the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, discusses the North Korean point of view on the U.S being a threat and how Pyong Yang tries to deal with this threat. (0:28)
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Analyst: China Key To Stopping North Korea

By Celia Canon- Talk Radio News Service

Celia Canon talks to Bruce Klingner, an analyst for the Heritage Foundation, about North Korea’s recent underground nuclear tests and what can be done to halt Pyong Yang’s recent acceleration in its technological developments and trials. Klingner insists that China will be pivotal is sanctioning and stopping North Korea’s nuclear program.

However, Klingner also warns that this will not be an easy task, but that the government needs to stop praising China for its efforts when it could really do much more to involve itself in the international community’s sanctions. (1:01)
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Analyst: Negotiation will embolden North Koreans

Nicholas Eberstad, an analyst for the American Enterprise Institute, disagrees with Ambassador Bosworth's belief that America must negotiate with North Korea after their recent missile test. Eberstad thinks that such talks will be counterproductive in the long-run, could lead to even greater problems. (0:49)
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Report, images show gross human rights abuse in North Korea

Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs says that North Korea's human rights record is abysmal, and every day that it continues is an unacceptable day of oppression. He also says that he has seen satellite images of North Korea's extensive prison camp system, and has also seen reports of torture, forced abortion and even execution. He concludes by saying that the US remains committed to combating these injustices (:52).
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North Korean nuclear threat can never be undone

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) says that the knowledge North Korea has gained from its nuclear program can never be undone, and there will always be a weapons or proliferation threat from the nation (:25).
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Rice: “Diplomacy is not a synonym for talking”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that an agreement with North Korea cannot be finalized without verification of the elimination of all nuclear weapons and programs; the U.S. will not just trust North Korea, they will get the verification needed. She also says that any governments unsure of whether to trust the U.S. should look to Libya and the strategic choice the country made to renounce terrorism. (1:40)
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