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CIA Director on war in Ukraine, China intelligence challenge

CIA Director Bill Burns on war in Ukraine, intelligence challenges posed by China

Aired 12/16/2022

PBS News Hour

CIA Director on war in Ukraine, China intelligence challenge

Clip: 12/16/2022 | 17m 25sVideo has Closed Captions

CIA Director Bill Burns on war in Ukraine, intelligence challenges posed by China

Bill Burns was a career diplomat and pillar of the State Department for decades, rising to Deputy Secretary in Barack Obama's second administration. He's been ambassador to Russia and was instrumental in setting up the Iran nuclear deal. For much of the last two years, he's served as director of the CIA. Judy Woodruff sat down with Burns at the CIA headquarters for a rare interview.

Aired 12/16/2022

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