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North Korea has recently admitted to a secret nuclear weapons program. Some say the disclosure is bid for diplomatic leverage. A panel discusses the threat posed by North Korea and its wider implications for U.S. foreign policy.
Peter Brookes, senior fellow for national security affairs at the Heritage Foundation; former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs in the Bush administration; author, "A Devil's Triangle: Terrorism, WMD and Rogue States."
Kurt Campbell, senior vice president and director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Selig Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy
Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK), currently serving as chairman of the Republican Conference in the U.S. House of Representatives, announced earlier this year that he's leaving the House at the end of his term. He joins Diane to discuss his years in Congress and his plans for the future.
Rep. J.C. Watts, Author and Chairman of the Republican Conference in the U.S. House of Representatives
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