Official: What's Next After Nuclear Summit

VOA State Department correspondent Pam Dockins interviewed Thomas Countryman, assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Friday. Here is a portion of the interview discussing Nuclear Summit outcomes: Question: What’s next considering that President Barack Obama is hosting his fourth and final Nuclear Summit? Thomas Countryman: Obama’s decision to make this a priority has paid off … inviting 50...

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