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Out of that in respect of arms control. >> how should do you think the u.s. approach denuclearization in this initial meeting? >> north koreans will not give up their nuclear weapons anytime in the near future, but president trump cannot admit that. so it will be aspirational. both parties will say we are working towards denuclearization, we are going to try to get rid of all nuclear weapons, but it won't be an immediate thing. they will have to be immediate objectives and i suspect some of those immediate objectives will include getting rid of those ballistic missiles that are capable of hitt...

Include japanese abductees would be another example. biochem weapons, conventional weapons. it does get overcrowded. so i don't blame them for prioritizing denuclearization and security at the highest. >> one of the dangers of embracing kim jong-un as a statesman, veteran security experts warn that president trump, moon jae-in and their allies could lose sight of kim's ultimate objective, staying in power. and they worry the leaders kim is dealing with will look past the fact he'll do anything to stay in power, including possibly cheat on a nuclear deal or start a conflict. brian todd, cnn, wa...

Doesn't plan on going to june 12 and signing a deal, this is a get to know you process. certainly the goal from the u.s. is to get all the weapons out of north korea, all those nuclear weapons. no indication of how quickly they think that could happen or how exactly they incentivize north korea to agree to that without a major concession like a troop drawdown or withdrawal from the korean peninsula which you've heard u.s. officials say is not on the table when it comes to these negotiations concerning denuclearization. we know that those weapons are considered key to their survival, so the obj...

Kim jong-un has been quite desperate. >> most important, he now has the weapons. he has the weapons. and he has the delivery system. so he feels more confident. >> fueling kim's confidence, the fact that the u.s., south korea and china have been willing to look past his egregious human rights violations. >> we did not talk about human rights. >> you're talking about 5 to 6 political prison camps. 120,000 men, women and children held in political prison camps, pursuant with system of guilt by association, induced malnutrition, torture, public executions, kresecret skrugss. a regime that's inves...

120,000 men, women and children held in political prison camps pursuant to a system of guilt by association, induced malnutrition, torture, public executions, secret executions. you are talking about a regime that is investing heavily in its tools of death. >> reporter: a record that a veteran diplomat says trump and his ald llies might have to loo past to reach the ultimate objective. >> if we are to lower the agenda to include denuclearization, human rights, we'd have to include japanese abductees would be an example, biochemical weapons, conventional weapons. it does get overcrowded. so i d...