Summary: On today's special episode of Loud & Clear, host Brian Becker takes an in-depth look at the fundamentals of the virtual "state of war" between the United State and North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea<br><br>He is joined for the full hour by two members of the Korea Policy Institute and the Committee for Democracy and Peace In Korea, Hyun Lee and Gregory Elich.<br><br>They discuss what's behind North Korea's recent satellite launch and the hysteria from Republican presidential candidates in the U.S. who said they would favor pre-emptive war against the DPRK. They also address why North Korea stopped and the re-started its nuclear weapons program. Where does China really stand? Can there be a Peace Treaty finally ending the Korean War? How does North Korea figure in Obama's "Asia Pivot."
