▁against ▁human ity ▁as ▁specified ▁in ▁article ▁ 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Rome ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court . ▁ ▁N uc lear ▁purs uit ▁and ▁den uc lear ization ▁tal ks ▁T alk ing ▁about ▁the ▁logic ▁for ▁the ▁regime ' s ▁nuclear ▁purs uit , ▁he ▁remarked ▁that ▁" a ▁nuclear ▁North ▁Korea ▁is ▁unlike ▁a ▁nuclear ▁China ▁or ▁Russia . ▁During ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁neither ▁Be ij ing ▁nor ▁Moscow ▁faced ▁an ▁exist ential ▁threat ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁alternate ▁Chinese ▁or ▁Russian ▁state . ▁Py ong y ang , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁has ▁had ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁prosper ous ▁and ▁legit imate ▁Korean ▁state ▁across ▁its ▁southern ▁border ." ▁A ▁nuclear ▁cap ability ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁would ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁U . S . ▁commit ment ▁to ▁def ending ▁the ▁South , ▁and ▁" a ▁non neg oti able ▁means ▁of ▁isol ating ▁and ▁exer cis ing ▁domin ance ▁over ▁Se oul " ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁long - term ▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁Kim ▁regime . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁le e ▁has ▁repeatedly ▁called ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁den uc lear ization ▁" n uc lear ▁black mail " ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁" short ▁of ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁Py ong y ang ▁regime , ▁further ▁fits ▁of ▁nuclear ▁negoti ations ▁are ▁all ▁but ▁an ▁exercise ▁in ▁fut ility ", ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Kim ▁regime ▁tre ating ▁negoti ations ▁( including ▁the ▁six