In a rare statement on North Korea’s state media, the despot personally responded to threats the US President made at the UN summit on Tuesday.
In front of world leaders, Donald Trump mocked Kim, calling him a “rocket man on a suicide mission”, as well as threatening to “totally destroy North Korea”.
Kim described Mr Trump’s speech as ”the most ferocious declaration of a war in history” and promised to deliver the “highest level of hard-line countermeasures in history.”
Never one let his opponents have the last word, Mr Trump tweeted: “Kim Jong Un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn’t mind starving or killing his people, will be tested like never before!”
After a string of missile tests in the Pacific, including launches last month that passed directly over Japan, fears are mounting that Hawaii could be vulnerable to a North Korean attack.
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Could North Korea bomb Hawaii?
North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in July that the west believe has the capability of hitting major US cities.
The missile flew for about 45 minutes, reaching an altitude of 2,300 mile and a distance of 621 miles.
However, it is thought that the rocket could reach cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago, if launched on a flatter trajectory.
North Korea detonated it sixth H-bomb in July, the reclusive nation’s most powerful nuclear test to date.
Hawaii became the first US state to begin preparations for nuclear war, after North Korea threatened to launch four missiles near Guam last month.
Kim decided not to fire at Guam, claiming he would wait for the “foolish Yankees” to make their next move.
Hawaiian officials are now encouraging locals to plan for a strike in the same way they would plan for a hurricane or any other natural disaster.
Speaking to the Washington Post, Hawaii state representative Gene Ward said: “Now it’s time to take it seriously. Not to be an alarmist, but to be informing people”
Vern Miyagi, of Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency, predicted that Hawaii’s residents will only have 15 minutes to seek shelter once Pyongyang fire a rocket.
He said: “Pacific Command would take about five minutes to characterise a launch, where the missile is going, which means the population would have about 15 minutes to take shelter.
“It’s not much time at all. But it is enough time to give yourself a chance to survive.”
North Korea have tested a number of ballistic missiles over the past few years and some western experts fear that they have the range to strike both Hawaii and Alaska.
How far is North Korea from Hawaii?
The cluster of Pacific islands that make up Hawaii sit about 4,660 miles away from North Korea.