SImultaneously exploded across lebanon In what appeared to be a sophIstIcated remote attack. Hezbollah, whIch has Been desIgnated a TerrorIst OrganIsatIon by the uk, Israel and other western countrIes, has called It the bIggest securIty breach. At least nIne people dIed and nearly 3000 were Injured. Blasts were reported In supermarkets, homes and on the streets of the country, whIch shares borders wIth Israel and syrIa. Lebanons Health MInIstry says 200 people are In a crItIcal condItIon and that hospItals are beIng Inundated wIth the wounded. 0ur Correspondent Graham satchell reports. It was an audacIous, unprecedented attack. All across lebanon, thousands of pagers explodIng at the same tIme. Many were on the street. Some, lIke here, In peoples homes. Some In supermarkets. Emergency servIces struggled to cope wIth the scale of the attack. Thousands of hezbollah members sufferIng InjurIes In the same Instant. Israel hasnt commented, but few have any doubts about Its role. So how was I
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The center for strategic and International Studies enables a host of todays forum with indication to speak. I thank this isit the ninth or tenth such forum and is the great opportunity in a timely to discuss a lot of critical issues. I also want to congratulate the csis andat john and victor cha, for the tenth anniversary for the korea chairs csis. It marks a decade of contributions of nonpartisan objective research has made to the Public Policy debate on korean issues that are so important to the American People and to the korean people. Its really been a significant accomplishment for victor and john and all it csis. I am delighted to be here today. Im also sure the leadership of north korea is delighted that i am here today and a private capacity. [laughter] at least thats what ive read. Perhaps there will be a little less delighted now that i can speak in unvarnished terms. About the grave and growing threats the north Korea Nuclear Weapons Program poses to International Peace andm
Thank you very much, john. I appreciate the kind words of introduction. I want to thank the center for strategic and International Studies and joongang ilbo, the host of todays forum, for their invitation to speak. I think this is the 9th or 10th such forum, and its a great opportunity, very timely, to discuss a lot of critical issues. I also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha for the this is also the 10th anniversary of the korea chair of csis. So it marks a decade of contributions that the chairs nonpartisan, objective research has made to the Public Policy debate on korean issues that are so important to the American People and to the korean people. It has been a significant accomplishment for victor and john and all of csis. I am delighted to be here today. Im also assured the leadership of north korea is elated that delighted that im here today in a private capacity. [laughter] at least thats what ive read. Perhaps they will be a little less delighted now that i can
Relations and with the center for strategic studies here in washington, he says that military force against the regime has to be an option and believes that kim jongun will quote, do whatever he can to keep up the Nuclear Capability, his comments are about 45 minutes. applause well thank you very much john i appreciate the kind words of introduction and i want to thank the center for Strategic International studies and the host of todays forum for their invitation to speak, i think this is the ninth or tenth such forum and it is a great opportunity, very timely to discuss very critical issues, i also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha, for this is also the tenth anniversary of a korea chair at csis, so it marks a decade of contributions that the chairs nonpartisan objective research has made to the Public Policy to debate on korean issues that are so important to the American People and to the korean people, its really been a significant accomplishment for all of us csis