Around the World: 10/13

Published: Tue, 13 Oct 2009

Description: Missile protests in South Korea; winter wonderland in Poland

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" Well protests on the Korean Peninsula after the north's latest missile test. Top stories we around the world in eighty seconds yeah. South Korea and hundreds of demonstrators gathering at a park -- they carried anti -- side and burned photos and North Korean leader Kim Jung ill. We sold to protest was peaceful -- moved to South Korean news agency reports the north appears to be prepping more missiles protesting. This. Guatemala. Authorities say a motorist opened fire on a group of protesters who were blocking streets near the capital Guatemala City. Tens of thousands of demonstrators on hated the time -- several highways and roads they were demanding access the latest. Celebrate a holiday one of them died police say they arrested yeah people. Yes. China tropical storm -- battering an island in the southern part of the country strong winds and heavy rains lashing the region. This is the same system that devastated the Philippines last week. Then it was a typhoon. Local reports indicate the rough weather is responsible for the deaths of three people in China us -- it. It's a winter wonderland in the south nearly eight inches of snow falling at a resort town mayor in just one night. It made for some tough travel conditions but some folks they're making the best of it. And that's -- This box trip around the world. --"

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and China. Should be exerting influence because the -- failed states in North Korea is being propped up. By. The government of China China needs to a sort itself by. Not providing fuel money food. They need to indicate to North Korea . That -- as they -- publicly. That they need to do it privately this week they've indicated. That -- utilization should be the policy of the Korean Peninsula of that they need to follow through. With -- bold action. Because it's not in the interest of China.

Secretary Robert Gates says the US and the world cannot afford for North Korea to be a nuclear armed country. With US China relations hanging in the balance -- US afford to talk tough with North Korea . Joining us now South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson a member of the house armed services and foreign affairs committees congressman thank you for joining us on the Sunday afternoon. Honored to be with you thank you I'm wonderful but some of the things that the secretary defense said he talked about the fact that North Korea likes to create these crisis points. And then we have to give up things in negotiate back to just to get to the status while he's tired of buying the same course twice as what the Defense Secretary said. How often how I did we let this go on -- where is the breaking point with North Korea .

kind of potential instability is going on at any given time in North Korea . Now obviously neighbors much closer there. In the region. Have have started to beef up that they are serious efforts the 'cause they know that there even that much closer. How much Steve think we can rely on countries directly in that region to exert any pressure didn't have any power over North Korea .

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as the timeline for real what exactly happened. This week on Monday North Korea successfully exploded a nuclear device that they said it. Put this thing around the size of around ten killer tons that is just about half. Of the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. Monday's nuclear explosion followed up by the test firing of three missiles. And then yesterday North Korea fires -- two more missiles promised it from -- east -- coast launch pad. Today we got this military threat and the White House just issuing a brief statement characterizing North Korea's actions as you heard that Steve Centanni say quote -- And bluster and that's where we are this morning.

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does the Pentagon have. The US has almost 25000 forces stationed in South Korea that's in addition to 600000. South Korean troops. But North Korea can call on almost twice that number at a moment's notice. Joining us now is former deputy assistant secretary of defense. Currently a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation Peter good morning. Good morning Megan what you know let me ask about that White House statement do you agree that really just block the bluster by by North Korea .

if you look at it in the last four months North Korea has challenged the Obama administration more than they did over eight years of the George W Bush Administration. This is not good news they continue to use brinksmanship they continued provocations and it's been very very intense now certainly the Pentagon -- want to make things worse nor does the White House because things are very fragile right now but the fact of the matter is is that their policy is not going very well and I think we're increasingly at risk but the North Korea that might do something that could lead to some sort of real major conflagration.

it probably keep some for being more powerful than they are the North Korea spent about a third of its GDP which is small on the military it's a military state if they had more income

opened the segment by saying what options does the Pentagon -- North Korea goes off the rails and others say things like -- our viewers now here's a quote those who provoked us we'll face unimaginable merciless punishment. And we got a lot that we in South Korea are the ones sort out provoking in North Korea but that night that we're going to face unimaginable punishment now we can call it. Bluster as much as we want but obviously the Pentagon's got to consider. What to do if North Korea goes off the rails nobody trusts Kim Jong Il do they have -- what right and we do.

bad we need to be prepared we would win a war with South Korea with North Korea but it -- be very -- he remembers all the -- South -- within 25 miles of the DMZ they're about fifteen to twenty -- people who live there North Korea has tens of thousands of artillery tubes. Focused on active chemical weapons they have nuclear weapons now they have a large army

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the day what's the bottom line the bottom line is that when North Korea is involved in negotiations. It's better behaved and we have less problems than when it's not in negotiations when it's outside -- negotiations. That's when it starts throwing stones and nuclear test missile tests and the like when they have been engaged in negotiations actually. Are often productive -- throws their reactor for a decade at that during that decade they were not producing new nuclear material for nuclear weapons so. I think it's for the good frankly I think that's where we're going this is all atmospherics. For what I think it's probably a done deal which is -- expect the north Koreans will return to the six party talks and that there will be direct US North Korea negotiations in parallel with that of course now we're dealing with the aftermath of this conflict between North Korea and South Korea C what do you make what do you make of that. Well you know it -- been an accident but I sort

High alert on the Korean Peninsula today and it could have direct effects here in the United States. It's a complicated situation no doubt would try to break it down forty starting with a -- at -- yesterday. That's when the North Korean and South Korean ships met up near a disputed maritime border that's west of the two countries. Both each side accused the other crossing the border. South Korea reports that it's navy killed one North Korean sailor and nearly destroyed the north ship. Now the south says it's ready to respond to any provocation from the north. A few hours later we learned the Obama administration has decided to send Stephen Bosworth to North Korea as a special envoy. His job there convince the leaders to return to six party negotiations. On North Korea's nuclear program. In other words talk the north Koreans in the talking. North Korea's been in and out of those negotiations for years now and it's been a two steps forward one step back situation all

cannot be distracted by. The fireworks and is it your sense that South Korea will be equally measured in its actions. I think so I mean North Korea South Korean relations. I haven't been great this last year or so but it's not the only unit that's been that particular

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