US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday that the Security Council had "exhausted" all options to curtail North Korea's nuclear weapons program, and warned that the problem could be now be handed over to the US military, which would see the rogue regime "destroyed."The threat comes ahead of president Donald Trump's first UN speech Tuesday with the issue of North Korea expected to dominate his address. On Sunday, members of the White House team offered previews of what the General Assembly will likely hear.
Speaking on CNN, Haley said: "We have pretty much exhausted all the things that we can do at the Security Council at this point."
"If North Korea keeps on with this reckless behavior, if the United States has to defend itself or defend its allies in any way, North Korea will be destroyed," she added.
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