hierarchy that there is possible peace with the u.s. such that he isn t over thrown. you mentioned defectors who have given 10 fromty effecters what it is like from defectors about what it is lake inside this regime. and how kim jong un has murdered political rivals, one thrown in a room with rabid dogs that haven t evennette for days. what does that tell us about the instability he has and his precarious position. you know, one word, ed, fear. leaders that are astute and sure of themselves don t have to do things like that. so that is instructive to us in terms of how we negotiate and interact with them. we have to give them the breathing voom they know that peace is safe, and if can he keep his own house in order. if he just signs something recklessly without ward to his own domestic political position, he could be over thrown and