In a tweet aimed at North Korea's Kim Jong Un, Trump boasted he commands a "much bigger" and "more powerful" arsenal of devastating weapons than Kim. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2018But despite ratcheting up the tension, Trump doesn't really have a nuclear button. Sanctions and “other” pressures are beginning to have a big impact on North Korea. The South said Wednesday that North Korea's state-run radio station announced the North would reopen a cross-border communication channel. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the US would continue to put "maximum pressure" on North Korea to give up its nukes.

Source: Bangkok Post January 03, 2018 20:03 UTC