Post by andie on Jan 1, 2018 3:02:44 GMT
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North Korean leader says he has ‘nuclear button’ but won’t use unless threatened
"BEIJING — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un boasted Monday in an annual New Year’s Day speech that he had a nuclear button on his desk and that the entire United States was within range of his weapons —but he also vowed not to attack unless threatened.
Kim promised to focus this year on producing nuclear warheads and missiles for operational deployment, adding that the United States could now “never start a war against me or our country.”
But he also struck a conciliatory note, opening the door to dialogue with South Korea, and said he would consider sending a delegation to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in his southern neighbor in February.
“The United States should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table,” he said during the nationally televised speech, according to a provisional translation by the Associated Press. “The entire area of the U.S. mainland is within our nuclear strike range.”
But Kim also said those weapons would not be used unless his country faced aggression.".
North Korean leader says he has ‘nuclear button’ but won’t use unless threatened
"BEIJING — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un boasted Monday in an annual New Year’s Day speech that he had a nuclear button on his desk and that the entire United States was within range of his weapons —but he also vowed not to attack unless threatened.
Kim promised to focus this year on producing nuclear warheads and missiles for operational deployment, adding that the United States could now “never start a war against me or our country.”
But he also struck a conciliatory note, opening the door to dialogue with South Korea, and said he would consider sending a delegation to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in his southern neighbor in February.
“The United States should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table,” he said during the nationally televised speech, according to a provisional translation by the Associated Press. “The entire area of the U.S. mainland is within our nuclear strike range.”
But Kim also said those weapons would not be used unless his country faced aggression.".
