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Flying public. >> sounds good. allison, good to see you. let's do this quickly. we'll get you caught up on top stories. iran's president addresses a global disarmament meeting scheduled to begin in 20 minutes. mahmoud ahmadinejad will talk about his country's nuclear plans. we are on that story live for you. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is scheduled to speak this afternoon. north korean leader kim jong il is reportedly visiting china. south korean reports say he crossed over the border early today by train and will likely travel to beijing. homeland security secretary janet na...

Critics. there are protests outside of the united nations in new york mahmoud ahmadinejad, the punishment with not cooperating with nuclear inspection, his mere presence causes controversy. and israeli president calls ahmadinejad calls him a living -- perez doesn't think iran should have a role at the unites nations. joining us is a contributor to the daily beast and dan, a senior fellow for middle eastern studies for the council on foreign relations. dan, let me begin with you. why doesn't iran, which says it is using and developing nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes, if that's the ca...

That's simply not the case. perhaps we're getting a little too worried about whether iran gets a nuclear weapon. what's your take? >> well, look, it's absolutely clear that for the cause of nuclear nonproliferation and for global security we need to make sure that iran does not develop nuclear weapons but it's equally clear that an iran with nuclear weapons will be as rational an actor as china or the soviet union was. this notion that iran wants a nuclear weapon because it wants to commit collective suicide with it by launching an attack on israel is frankly ridiculous. but let as be clear he...

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