The iranian government masks a corrupt dictatorship behind the false guise of democracy. It has turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos. Charlie over the weekend, the president called kim jongun a madman and wrongly accused iran of firing missiles. Joining me now for a conversation about the most areial issues of our time nick burns, professor of diplomacy at Harvards Kennedy school. And michael morrell, the host of a new cbs podcast. Im pleased to have both of them here. Where are we in terms of diplomacy and contingent planning . Michael the fundamental problem is the North Koreans are a few months away, six to 12, from demonstrating the capability of putting a u. S. City at risk of nuclear attack. There are three pieces you have to have. One is Nuclear Weapons. The ability to get a nuclear yield out of explosion at 100 . We know they have that. They have demonstrated it.
The iranian government masks a corrupt dictatorship behind the false guise of democracy. It has turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos. Charlie over the weekend, the president called kim jongun a madman and wrongly accused iran of firing missiles. Joining me now for the conversation about the most crucial National Security issues of our time are nick burns, professor of diplomacy at Harvards Kennedy school. And michael morrell, the host of a new cbs podcast. Im pleased to have both of them here. Welcome to the podcast. Where are we in terms of both diplomacy and contingent planning . Michael the fundamental problem is that the North Koreans are a few months away, 612, from demonstrating the capability of putting a u. S. City at risk of nuclear attack. There are three pieces you have to have. One is Nuclear Weapons. The ability to get a nuclear yield out of an explosion at