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To: KLP who wrote (15760)	11/10/2003 2:16:49 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793691

Part 4 of 4 SNOW: But is it not also important at this time -- we've heard a lot of talk about the quality of intelligence in Iraq right now. We are concerned about the quality of intelligence in North Korea. How can you possibly shut down the committee at such an important time? ROBERTS: Well, we're not going to shut down the committee in terms of the briefings that we get, either individually or otherwise. You mentioned North Korea. We are very concerned about the Tae Dong II (ph) missile, whether it will be tested. That's the missile that can reach the United States. We're very concerned about the fact that, apparently, North Korea is going ahead with its nuclear program without any testing. That was just released, by the way, in regards to the CIA publicly, but we've been very worried about that. Yes, it's a matter of concern. SNOW: Do you believe North Korea now is ready to use nuclear weapons? ROBERTS: Oh, I think they could if they wanted to, but that's why we're entering into a very strong diplomatic effort with China to convince them, along with Japan, along with South Korea, that that's not the best answer. But I think that probably Kim Jong Il wants to be the Musharraf of that area, and think that if he plays a nuclear card, that's the only one he has to play. His country is a basketcase, but if he plays a nuclear card, well, then, he's somebody. SNOW: Is it important for the United States to have a show of military force in that region to discourage him? ROBERTS: I think it's important to have a military presence in Korea, but there is no military solution for this kind of thing. If you would launch an attack on South Korea, 60 percent of the country would be destroyed. So we have to really negotiate and really do that very strongly. SNOW: All right, Senator Pat Roberts, thank you for joining us. foxnews.com