--- title: North Korea: Nikki Haley Warns in United Nations Speech description: United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley warned that North Korea's recent actions are "closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution." canonical: https://time.com/4846125/north-korea-nikki-haley-missile-test/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-05T20:12:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:26:46.026Z article:section: Politics og:title: 'Action is Required.' Nikki Haley Warns North Korea in United Nations Speech og:description: "Time is short. Action is required. 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Drew Angerer—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 5, 2017 8:12 PM UTC United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley warned that North Korea’s recent actions are “quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution.” In a speech at the United Nations Wednesday, the former South Carolina governor said that the United States is prepared to use “our considerable military forces” as it responds to North Korea’s [recent testing](http://time.com/4845697/pentagon-north-korea-icbm-china-president-donald-trump/) of a intercontinental ballistic missile. “Time is short. Action is required. The world is on notice,” she said. “If we act together, we can still prevent a catastrophe and we can rid the world of a grave threat. If we fail to act in a serious way, there will be a different response.” Here is the full text of the speech. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4846125/north-korea-nikki-haley-missile-test/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4846125/north-korea-nikki-haley-missile-test/"},"headline":"'Action is Required.' 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