Just as it appeared that long inflamed tensions on the Korean Peninsula were beginning to wane, President Donald Trump further demonstrated his willingness to drag the world to the brink of nuclear war Tuesday night with a tweet boasting of the size and power of America’s (nonexistent) “nuclear button.”

Trump’s tweet came a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in a speech that he “always” has a nuclear button on his desk, but that he would only use it if threatened.

Kim also indicated that he would be willing to engage in direct talks with South Korea, an overture that was welcomed by the South as a step toward peace and stability. Early Wednesday, North and South Korea reopened a communication “hotline” that had been closed since February of 2016, another sign of “easing tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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“These casual threats made on Twitter are a huge distraction from the serious diplomatic work that needs to be done.”
—Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

But with a single tweet, Trump threw the potential of serious negotiations into chaos—a move critics characterized as further evidence of his lack of fitness for office.