this media report talking about the meeting with kim jong-un and mike pompeo, the u.s. secretary of state, unusually warm terms. we have not seen in recent months. it is interesting to show that north korea is welcoming this north korean and u.s. summit. that was also discussed. north korean people are being told about that summit which they have not been before. also from the south korean point of view. welcoming what happened. reminding people there are six south korean prisoners in north korea. they wanted them to be released. moon jae-in mentioned it during the summit and japan saying they want their abductees to be released as well. >> important not to forget the human rights violations ongoing in the north. clearly a big win here for the united states on these three americans. thank you, paula in seoul. let's bring in harry, the director of defense studies for the center of national