1.  a) Define clandestine.
b)  What is known about Israel's clandestine mission into Syria earlier this month?

2.  What are believed to be Israel's possible reasons for going into Syria?

3.  With what countries has North Korea been sharing its missile technology for years?

4.  Explain the significance of North Korea sharing nuclear material with Syria.

5.  a) Who is John Bolton?
b)  Why does Mr. Bolton think that North Korea condemned Israel's raid on Syria?

6.  What did Andrew Semmel, a nuclear nonproliferation official with the State Department, say about Israel's strike on Syria?

7.  Why can't North Korea be trusted when they promise to shut down their nuclear weapons facilities?

8.  Why might North Korea's offer to shut down their nuclear reactor at Youngbyon be meaningless?

9.  Why does Mr. Bolton recommend that instead of the U.N.'s IAEA, the U.N.'s nuclear powers (the U.S., U.K., Russia, France and China) inspect and verify that North Korea's nuclear facilities have been shut down?

10.  Read "Background on the Six-party Talks" listed at the top of this page. 
a) Was Israel justified in its raid to take out Syrian nuclear facilities?  Explain your answer.
b) Do you think that the U.S. should "get tough" with North Korea, or continue the negotiations they have been conducting?  Explain your answer.
(Watch an interview with John Bolton posted at YouTube.com.  NOTE: Some of the comments posted below the video use crude and immature language. Our suggestion is to just watch the video and make your own conclusions about the information presented.)