--- 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. The world is on notice." og:url: https://time.com/4846125/north-korea-nikki-haley-missile-test/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4ae0270744cb0fd/6988d48d0a4a2222919ceeeb/gettyimages-809343054.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Nikki Haley, United States ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council at United Nations headquarters, July 5, 2017 in New York City. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Action is Required.' Nikki Haley Warns North Korea in United Nations Speech twitter:description: "Time is short. Action is required. The world is on notice." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4ae0270744cb0fd/6988d48d0a4a2222919ceeeb/gettyimages-809343054.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Action is Required.' Nikki Haley Warns North Korea in United Nations Speech by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 5, 2017 8:12 PM UTC  Nikki Haley, United States ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council at United Nations headquarters, July 5, 2017 in New York City. Nikki Haley, United States ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council at United Nations headquarters, July 5, 2017 in New York City.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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