N Korean leader says nuclear launch button on his desk

AFP  |  Seoul 

North Korean leader said he was always within reach of the nuclear button in a defiant New Year message today after months of escalating tensions over his country's weapons programme.

"The nuclear button is always on my table. This is not blackmail but reality," said Kim, reiterating his claims that was a nuclear state.

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First Published: Mon, January 01 2018. 07:04 IST