something they can actually agree on when it comes to denuclearization. we know the two sides are very far apart. the united states would like to see it happen quickly. north korea thinks it's certainly not going to happen unilaterally and it's going to happen over time with steps take by the u.s. to end what they consider a hostile policy. well above that in priority, john, they put the security of their government, the long je t levity of their leader is far more important. what they have to convince the north koreans of is they are going to be safe and they're going to exist in their current form, meaning accepting north korea as it is, despite the criticism over human rights, despite the criticism over the way that the government of north korea stays in power and how it handles the lives of its citizens, how it steps into the lives of its citizens. they need guarantees that they'll be able to continue like that before they're willing to talk about denuclearization and then the economic concessions that they would expect in return. >> on monday, state media in