Episode
60 Minutes: The Hostage Policy, The Coming Swarm, The Hunt for Planet Nine
Overview
Should the U.S. government pay ransom money? Lesley Stahl reports; then, a new generation of drones is set to revolutionize warfare; and, scientists have found evidence of a ninth planet.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 49
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2017-01-08
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Hostage Policy, The Coming Swarm, The Hunt for Planet Nine is Episode 16 in Season 49 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2017-01-08. The runtime is 44 min.
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