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Dictator Kim Jong Un Claims He Has Nuclear Button on His Desk, Able to Strike America

Dictator Kim Jong Un Claims He Has Nuclear Button on His Desk, Able to Strike America
North Koreans listen to a television broadcast of a statement by communist dictator Kim Jong-Un, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 22, 2017. ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images
Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said in his new year’s speech that he has a nuclear button on his desk and that the entire United States is within the range of its nuclear weapons.

The threat comes after decades of failed U.S. policy that has been unable to prevent the communist regime from developing its nuclear weapons.

Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
Jasper Fakkert is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. With more than a decade of experience at The Epoch Times, Fakkert has played a key role in expanding the publication’s reach, ensuring readers are provided with independent and insightful news coverage.
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