Posts Tagged ‘tests’

Analyst: China Key To Stopping North Korea

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

By Celia Canon- Talk Radio News Service

Celia Canon talks to Bruce Klingner, an analyst for the Heritage Foundation, about North Korea’s recent underground nuclear tests and what can be done to halt Pyong Yang’s recent acceleration in its technological developments and trials. Klingner insists that China will be pivotal is sanctioning and stopping North Korea’s nuclear program.

However, Klingner also warns that this will not be an easy task, but that the government needs to stop praising China for its efforts when it could really do much more to involve itself in the international community’s sanctions. (1:01)

 
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Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell answers a question about plans to shoot down a defunct spy satellite during a press conference at the Pentagon.

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell emphasizes that the military’s plans to shoot down a defunct spy satellite are not designed to test U.S. missile defense system, but confront the threat posed by the satellite leaving orbit. (0:54)

 
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