Increased sanctions have prompted North Korea to launch short range missiles and prepare for nuclear war. However, some experts believe that Kim Jong-Un’s bark is worse than his bite. RT’s Ed Schultz is joined by Joe Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund, to discuss what the West can expect from the Hermit Kingdom.

Ed Schultz is an American television and radio host, a liberal political commentator, and a former sports broadcaster. He was the host of The Ed Show, a weekday news talk program on MSNBC, and The Ed Schultz Show, a talk radio show, nationally syndicated by Dial Global. Ed has won three Eric Sevareid Awards and has managed and been lead talent for a broadcast team that has won two Marconis and a prestigious Peabody Award. Ed has been named one of the top ten radio hosts in the country by Talkers Magazine for a number of years. Ed Schultz has been a nominee by Syndicated News/Talk Personality of the year by Radio & Records.