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Better than in either of the two previous administrations, one republican, one democrat. we put sanctions in place that is unequalled. were continuing to enforce that. we made it clear that we will continue to enforce sanction regime until such time as denuclearization as we defined it is complete. pressure on the regime is clearly being felt. we have lots of work to do. unlike previous administrations, senator, we have no intention of allowing the un sanctions, the worlds sanctions, that we led...

Heres what i also understand. the united states has suspended military exercises with south korea. that north korea hasnt started returning american war dead despite the announcement that the returns had already taken place. china and russia continue to export oil to north korea in violation of the u.n. resolutions -- >> sanctions that didnt exist before this regime took office. >> and north korea still has chemical and biological weapons and brutalizes its own people. theres no verifiable evide...

Done in "the washington post" and "the new york times." >> its a very important point of information that we get though, to know whether or not north korea is either overtly covertly, however theyre doing it, making advancements in their nuclear program and still continuing a measure of their program. >> i did answer one question that touches on that at least. i answered a question from senator markey and whether theyre continuing to create fissile material. i answered that they are. >> the goal...

You put it to follow up on commitments made in singapore. lets talk act those commitments for a minute. you mentioned they have committed to denuclearization. they may have a different read-out than we do on what that entails. so far they seem to be walking back any real commitment that was made there. what commitment, firm commitment, other than discussion of returning remains, im not discounting that, but in terms of denuclearization what real commitments were made? >> yeah, im not going to ge...

Denuclearization. you used denuclearization. are they all the same terms? >> yes. denuclearization according to u.s. law and security resolutions? >> yes. >> why the different words? >> sometimes one needs to just breakaway. im happy to use the term complete verifiable denuclearization. they mean the same thing. >> the determination, was that addressed at the singapore summit with president trump and chairman kim? >> it was. >> the cvid, why was it not in the communique? >> id rather not talk ab...

Hes been very clear as to what the administration was seeking in terms of a verifiable denuclearization. and i think the administration itself does not want to be seen as being played for a fool by north korea. and i do think its important to think back to six months ago, nine months ago, 12 months ago, see that if the diplomatic process is allowed to play out in a way that makes sense to the americans, then i think that there will be people inside the administration who feel like theyve gotten ...

U.s. will school military exercises with south korea, what he called provocative war games, caught tokyo and others offguard. he said the united states would continue to train with its saouh korean counterparts but would stop training drills. the white house has not explained how the u.s. will verify north korean denuclearization. some observers like former director of national intelligence james clapper give the president credit for moving things in the right direction. >> were in ah better pla...

Any kind of diplomatic process, to get exactly what they want which is an ease easing of sanction -- an easing of sanctions in exchange for v litt there are real concerns that maximum pressure will give way to minimum enforcement. this is really what the coming weeks and months will tell us, how serious is this in terms of a real diplomatic process, is this time different, and what comes next in terms. denuclearization and motivation. >> time is always what north korea has always wanted, theyve ...

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Salt lake two ds and a -- in the exactly two ds and a v, denuclearization and verification, how serious they are about denuclearization which the united states has said must be center s if >> perits the first chapter in the art of foreign policy. we shall see. thank you very much. 1:43 in san diego. thanks for staying up late, not getting up early. the time. coming up, a federal judge green lights at&ts merger with time-warner. the deal could reshape the media industry. but will the justice ...