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A man watches a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 11, 2018. Final preparations are underway in Singapore for Tuesday's historic summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim, including a plan for the leaders to kick things off by meeting with only their translators present, a U.S. official said. The signs read: "Summit between the United States and North Korea." (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
A man watches a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 11, 2018. Final preparations are underway in Singapore for Tuesday's historic summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim, including a plan for the leaders to kick things off by meeting with only their translators present, a U.S. official said. The signs read: "Summit between the United States and North Korea." (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

The eyes of the world are on the island of Singapore, where President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will meet in just a few hours. It may take years to determine the success of the summit, but we talk with experts about what to watch for and what they expect to see out of the historic meeting.

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Gary Samore, executive director for research at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Vipin Narang, professor of political science at MIT, expert in nuclear proliferation and South Asian security. He tweets @narangvipin.

This segment aired on June 11, 2018.

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