US Envoy Calls North Korean Nuclear Facility 'Provocative, But Not A Crisis'

U.S. Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth met with officials in South Korea today, after American scientist Siegfried Hecker revealed over the weekend that he had seen a new, sophisticated and industrial-scale uranium enrichment facility in North Korea. South Korean officials expressed alarm at the report.  Bosworth says that the situation is not a crisis, but that the announcement is disappointing.

Dr. Jim Walsh joins us to explain what may be motivating North Korea to push the nuclear envelope. He is a research associate at M.I.T.'s Security Studies Program and he meets regularly with North Korean leaders.