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The U.N. security council met Monday to discuss an arms embargo and a series of financial and trade sanctions following North Korea's announcement that it successfully tested a nuclear weapon. We'll talk about the international reaction and response to what could be a major new threat in the region.
Sam Nunn, former U.S. Senator (D-Ga) and chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee; co-chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative
Kurt Campbell, senior vice president and director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
David Asher, senior associate fellow with the Asia Center at the Heritage Foundation; former senior adviser to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2001-2005).
The bestselling author returns to the mountains of North Carolina in his second novel, this time set earlier in the 19th century than the Civil War period of "Cold Mountain." He tells Diane about the real character who inspired his fictional account of a white orphan boy who grows up to be a state senator, confederate colonel, and Indian chief.
Charles Frazier, author of the National Book Award winning "Cold Mountain."
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