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Secretary of State Clinton urged North Korea to renounce nuclear weapons; North Korea responded by insulting Clinton and announcing that disarmament talks were dead. BBC’s Asia correspondent Jill McGivering joins The Takeaway to explain what’s at stake.
North Korea and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have launched a war of words. In a speech in Thailand, where she is attending a regional summit, Secretary Clinton urged North Korea to renounce nuclear weapons; North Korea’s official media responded by calling Clinton “an unintelligent funny lady.” North Korea also announced that the six-party talks on disarmament were dead. Jill McGivering, the BBC’s Asia correspondent, joins The Takeaway to explain what’s at stake.