US nuclear button 'much bigger'

US President Donald Trump has warned Kim Jong-un that he possessed a nuclear button that is "much bigger & more powerful" than that of the North Korean leader.


Mr Trump's message came after Mr Kim used his annual New Year address to warn he had a "nuclear button" on his desk.

The US President tweeted: "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the 'Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times'.

"Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!"

Meanwhile, the US envoy to the United Nations has dismissed the proposed dialogue between the Koreas as a "band-aid".

Nikki Haley warned that the US would never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea.

"North Korea can talk to anyone they want, but the US is not going to recognise it or acknowledge it until they agree to ban the nuclear weapons that they have," she said.
 (RTE)