Anchor: Following North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s revelation that his country could take part in the Winter Olympics in South Korea and hold cross-border dialogue to make it happen, the two Koreas are inching closer to their first high-level talks in two years. However, Washington is skeptical of Kim’s sincerity in sitting down for dialogue. 
Kim Bum-soo has more. 

Report: 

[Sound bite: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders]
"Look, our policy on North Korea hasn't changed at all." 

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made it clear that the U.S. will continue to exert maximum pressure on North Korea. 

[Sound bite: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders] 
"Our goals are the same and we share that with South Korea, but our policy and our process has not changed on this."
"This is not just the United States, this is a global threat, which is why we're calling on everybody to step up and do more." 

As the two Koreas are inching closer to their first high-level talks in two years, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said no dialogue should be taken seriously at this point.

[Sound bite: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley]
"We will never accept a nuclear North Korea.” 
"North Korea can talk with anyone they want, but the U.S. is not going to recognize it or acknowledge it until they agree to ban the nuclear weapons that they have.”

Despite the dramatic shift in inter-Korean relations, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his New Year's speech warned that he has a nuclear button on his desk.

U.S. President Donald Trump responded on his Twitter on Tuesday, saying  his nuclear button is much bigger and more powerful than Kim's, adding that his button works. 
Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio News.

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