This film traces the delicate maneuvers and clumsy turns that have brought the world to the brink of a nuclear showdown in Asia.
“…PBS’s documentary series ‘FRONTLINE’ once again does our homework for us, with a solid one-hour program… It ties the story together and answers the question: How did this happen?
“…it provides a comprehensive view on how we arrived at the current brinksmanship between North Korea and the United States. Neither party comes off well. …”
– Boston Globe
“Working its way up to the present impasse over Kim developing weapons-grade plutonium, ‘Frontline’ reminds us what a prickly handful this country has been since the Korean War ended in a cease-fire half a century ago. …”
– Newsday