North Korea News: Trump National Security Adviser Says US Ready For 'Christmas Gift' From Kim Jong Un

National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien told ABC Sunday that the U.S. is ready to deal with a potential “Christmas gift” from North Korea. The “Christmas gift” could be a test of a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

"If Kim Jong Un takes that approach, we'll be extraordinarily disappointed and we'll express that disappointment," O’Brien said if North Korea decides to test a long-range missile.

O’Brien also suggested that North Korea may have reconsidered the “Christmas gift” due to the friendly relationship between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump. Trump has joked that the gift could be a "beautiful vase," not a long-range missile test.

North Korea threatened the U.S. with the “Christmas gift” earlier in December, as a year-end deadline for a nuclear deal looms. North Korea wants the U.S. to lift the sanctions debilitating its economy, while Washington wants Pyongyang to pursue a path of denuclearization.

The last time that U.S. and North Korean negotiators met to discuss a nuclear deal was in Sweden in early October, with negotiations falling through on the first day of diplomatic talks.

Trump and Kim have met in Vietnam and Singapore over the past two years to discuss the issue without reaching a deal. Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton has said that Pyongyang would never give up its nuclear arsenal and suggested that U.S. officials are not doing enough to confront the North Korean nuclear threat.

Siegfried Hecker, a Stanford University scientist, told the Wall Street Journal in July that North Korea is capable of producing six to seven nuclear bombs a year. Security analysts have said that Pyongyang could have 20 to 60 nuclear bombs in total.