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U.S. President Donald Trump will deploy a mix of charm and pressure to coax North Korean leader Kim Jong Un into a deal to give up nuclear weapons, trusting his gut instinct over briefing books in his ability to strike an accord, aides and former administration officials said.

North Korea said it successfully tested a powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday that put the entire U.S. mainland within range of its nuclear weapons.

Atomic scientists reset their symbolic "Doomsday Clock" to its closest time to midnight in 64 years on Thursday, saying the world was closer to catastrophe due to threats such as nuclear weapons, climate change and Donald Trump's election as U.S. president.

President-elect Donald Trump called for an expansion of the United States' nuclear capabilities on Thursday, in a tweet that alarmed nonproliferation experts who said that a boost to the U.S. arsenal could fuel global tensions.

North Korea declared on 10-9 to not succumb by the threat of US nuclear attack, after the 5^th nuclear warheads test – the largest test in history, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported.

On 9^th September North Korea claims to have successfully carried out the 5th nuclear tests, a few hours after the seismometer detects an explosion near Pyongyang, the place conducted the 4^th nuclear test earlier this year.