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Former Ambassador Explains North Korea

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Published June 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM EDT

At the White House yesterday, President Obama warned that a nuclear-armed North Korea is a "grave threat" to the world.

Former Ambassador Jack Pritchard, a top aide in several administrations' negotiations with North Korea, talks about why North Korea is acting out now.

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