I'm John Bachelor. I welcome my good colleague Bruce Bactel. He is a professor at Angela's state, but most

importantly, long-time analysts of North Korea and its malevolent intentions. The new book that I

recommend to everyone as we go forward in the war in the Middle East, the Iran War, is rogue

allies. The strategic partnership between Iran and North Korea,

written with his colleague Anthony Selsso. Bruce, a very good day to you. Your book is right in the

headlines of the Wall Street Journal editorial page. It reads Iran's missile shots at Diego Garcia, more evidence that Trump was right to act before

the threat grew.

This is about a missile that we're told, two of them, were fired at the American base in

Diego Garcia.

This is the famous Chagos Islands possessed by Britain.

And the reason this becomes important is because that range from Tehran to Diego Garcia

encompasses the range from Tehran to Berlin, Paris, and London. In other words, everyone's at risk.

A sentence from your book, page 185, conclusions and implications. Accepting a 2006 congressional law

that aims to penalize North Korea, Iran, and Syria for their weapon proliferation cooperation,

U.S. policymakers have looked at Pyongyang and Tehran as isolated problems.

That's 20 years ago, isolated problems. Congress acknowledged at one point before the

second and third nuclear weapons tests in North Korea, that there might be relationship,

cooperation between the three. Is that still the case in Washington, or do they now understand

that the four, Moscow, Tehran,

Pyongyang, and Beijing are working together. Good evening to you, Bruce.

Good evening, John. It's very nice to hear from you. And, you know, to answer your question,

you know, it's been no secret that the policymakers in Washington, whether Democrat or

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