Anchor: With the UN General Assembly in New York under way, Washington is making it clear that it can resort to military options to deal with North Korea. Key U.S. officials are pointing out that the international community is now running out of diplomatic options.
Kim Bum-soo wraps up the U.S. position on North Korea. 
 
Report: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has raised the prospect of military action against North Korea, saying that the UN Security Council has basically exhausted its diplomatic options for dealing with the North.
 
[Sound bite: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley]
“We have pretty much exhausted all the things that we can do at the Security Council at this point… I’m perfectly happy kicking this over to General Mattis now, because he has plenty of military options. We wanted to go through all the diplomatic options to get their attention first and if that doesn’t work, General Mattis will take care of it.”
 
Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday, Haley said that the U.S. wanted to be responsible and go through all diplomatic means to get the North's attention first, but if that doesn't work, Defense Secretary James Mattis will take care of it.
 
She also warned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s "fire and fury" message to North Korea was not an empty threat.
 
[Sound bite: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley]
“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.” 
 
As leaders from across the world gather for the UN General Assembly debate this week, other Washington heavyweights are also renewing hawkish remarks on North Korea.
 
President Trump's national security adviser, Herbert McMaster, told "Fox News Sunday" that North Korea is so close now to threatening the U.S. and others with a nuclear weapon.
 
[Sound bite: White House National Security Adviser Herbert McMaster]
"We really have to move with a great deal of urgency, on sanctions, on diplomacy and on preparing, if necessary, a military option."
 
Appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation," U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also echoed that Washington is keeping the military option on the table. 
 
The top diplomat said a military option will be the only one left if diplomatic efforts fail. 
Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio News. 

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