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 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 speech, Kim Jong-un said the entire US mainland was within range of North Korea's nuclear weapons and "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 is focused on the weapons program and his country must "mass produce nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles, and push for 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 will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding and the South will host the Winter Olympics.”

According to VOV