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To the Point

North Korea and Trump diplomacy

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Kim Jung Un has backed away from his plan to target missiles near Guam. Is that the result of President Trump's tough talk? Former Defense Chief Leon Panetta says, "It's not time to declare victory, yet." We talk with him and others. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:07.8

Is North Korea backing down?

0:13.5

Hello again, I'm Armin Al-Ne and this is To the Point.

0:16.5

Kim Jong-un now says he won't send four missiles toward the territory of Guam, apparently easing the threat

0:22.7

of nuclear war, at least for the moment. That comes in the aftermath of President Trump's threat

0:27.5

to rain fire and fury on North Korea, backed up by U.S. military leaders. Next up, the U.S.

0:34.4

and South Korea still plan annual military exercises later this month,

0:39.0

regarded as hostile by both North Korea and China.

0:42.8

We'll ask former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and others if tough talk and that kind of action are working.

0:49.4

Later on today's talking point, is it okay to docs a Nazi?

0:53.7

We'll hear what that means and get some answers.

0:56.3

First, here's the news.

1:02.0

Check out KCRW's All News Channel, News 24.

1:06.6

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1:12.3

Go to KCRW.com slash News24 or listen on KCRW's app.

1:23.1

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:32.0

Hello again, Warmin Al-Nay, back with To the Point. Kim Jong-un says he won't implement his plan to target missiles near Guam.

1:38.4

Is that the result of President Trump's tough talk? Former defense chief Leon Panetta says it's not time to declare victory yet. We'll talk

1:45.7

with him and with others. On today's talking point later, since the violence in Charlottesville,

1:50.6

social media users have been trying to identify photos of white supremacists and out them on

1:55.7

the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The idea is that racism should have consequences. But what happens when

2:02.8

so-called doxing IDs the wrong people? We'll talk to a man who's been at it for almost 20 years.

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