SEOUL – Kim Jong Un on Jan.1 warned the United States that he has a “nuclear button” on his desk ready for use if North Korea is threatened, but offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was “open to dialogue” with Seoul.
Reuters: North Korea’s Kim says ‘open to dialogue’ with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened
This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 13, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) photographed with students and teachers of Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang on its 70th founding anniversary.
