North Korean leader Kim Jong-un always has the nuclear button on his desk

Leader Kim Jong-un said he always has a nuclear launch button and that North Korea will mass produce nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles.

The Supreme Leader of North Korea has just declared that there is always a nuclear weapon launch button on his desk, so the US "will never be able to launch a war" (with North Korea - ND).

South Korean people watch North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's speech on television on New Year's Day 2018. Photo: Getty.

In a televised New Year's address, Kim Jong-un said the entire US mainland was within range of North Korea's nuclear weapons and that "this is a fact, not a threat."

On the other hand, leader Kim Jong-un said he still left open the possibility of dialogue with the US.

Mr. Kim Jong-un added that North Korea could send a sports delegation to the Winter Olympics in Seoul (South Korea).

Asked about his reaction to the threats, US President Donald Trump, who is currently on holiday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, said “we’ll see.”

Returning to Mr. Kim's speech, the North Korean leader emphasized that he was focused on the weapons program and that his country must "mass-produce nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles and push forward their deployment."

At the same time, Mr. Kim suggested that North-South Korea relations could be less tense in 2018.

“2018 will be a meaningful year for both the North and the South,” said leader Kim Jong-un. “The North celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding and the South hosts the Winter Olympics.”

According to VOV