After cancelling all non-aggression agreements with South Korea, North Korean officials continue to maintain that the country could carry out a preemptive nuclear strike against the U.S. (TODAY)
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White House spokesman Jay Carney addresses reported nuclear threats made by North Korea on Thursday. (NBC News)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voices concern over the progress of Iran's nuclear program while addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. (NBC News)
North Korea state television aired a video showing what appears to be a nuclear bomb blast in New York City, set to a rendition of the 1985 USA for Africa song "We Are the World." (Mitchell Reports)
After a decade of threats and stalemates with Iran over its nuclear program, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. is ready to open door to diplomacy if Tehran can prove that it is not a threat. (TODAY)
Stephanie Cutter, a senior adviser on the Obama campaign, discusses the administration's foreign policy approach and addresses a report in the New York Times that the White House has reached a deal with Iran to engage in nuclear talks. (TODAY)
In an attempt to convey what he sees as a threat to Israel's existence, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a cartoon to illustrate how close he says Iran is to developing a nuclear weapon. In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly he asked the world to help stop them. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)
Workers at a nuclear plant in Palo, Iowa, will begin dredging to help keep a nearby river flowing so cooling systems can continue to operate. KWWL's Jason Epner reports. (NBC News)
Israel's defense minister Ehud Barak said his country will do "whatever it takes" to prevent Iran from becoming a military power with a nuclear weapon. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)
United Nations weapons inspectors have reportedly discovered traces of radio activity inside a nuclear bunker in Iran. Former U.S. ambassador Mark Ginsberg joins MSNBC to talk about the situation. (msnbc tv)