CRACKPOT North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has warned the US he is ready to launch a "super-mighty preemptive strike".

State media launched the broadside as the ongoing war of words between Pyongyang and Washington DC continued.

10 Kim Jong-un's state media has warned of a "super-might preemptive strike" against the US in the latest round in an ongoing war of words Credit: Getty Images

10 The US is trying to bring the dictator in line over nuclear missile tests Credit: Getty Images

10 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson responded by pledging to find a way to pressure North Korea into stepping down Credit: EPA

10 A bizarre North Korean musical played at the weekend saw a military figure burst into song as an anti-America video played in the background

The announcement ominously warned the regime would "reduce America to ashes" and added: "Don't mess with us."

But US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to tone down America's stance and said it is looking for ways to "bring pressure on the regime" to "re-engage".

The latest insults come just one day after footage emerged of a bizarre North Korean musical in which an American city was destroyed by North Korean nukes.

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10 A ballistic missile takes off as an orchestra plays at the Pyongyang concert

10 It slams into an American city as gleeful North Korean soldiers watch on

A symphony orchestra played as one of Kim's missiles hurtled into the US and revealed a smouldering Stars and Stripes flag.

Military figures watched on gleefully as uniformed troops from the Korean State Merited Chorus belted out a series of tuneless numbers.

And in a verse unlikely to make its way onto Broadway any time soon, one warbled: "Our proud Hwasong rocket blasts off" and "it flies as quickly as a flash of lightning to challenge imperialism".

Others played trumpets as the 90s-style film saw a ballistic missile roar into America.

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Accompanying it are the words: "If US imperialists move an inch toward us, we will immediately hit them with nukes.”

The bizarre video was played at the 105th birthday celebration of Kim's late grandfather Kim Il-Sung at the weekend.

His regime had earlier that day put on a huge military procession to show off the country's ballistic missile arsenal.

10 The missile erupts into an explosion during the bizarre clip

10 Later the US flag burns to rapturous applause from the audience

10 North Korea's military arsenal was paraded through Pyongyang in a military show of strength Credit: Reuters

10 Kim lapped up the adoration at the parade on Saturday Credit: Reuters

The tubby tyrant lapped up the adoration as thousands of troops marched in capital Pyongyang to celebrate the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung.

But Kim was left licking his wounds one day later when his latest ballistic missile test exploded seconds after launch.

American hackers are reported to have tried to sabotage the latest test.

A US fleet President Donald Trump had claimed was sailing for the Korean peninsula was today revealed to be heading in the opposite direction.

The USS Carl Vinson battle group is now steaming towards Australia.

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