North Korea’s threat continues to spark fears of World War 3 and “the lives of millions of people” will be affected, said ex-army officer Jim Molan.
In an interview with Sky News Australia, the former Australian military officer said that the whole world is concerned about Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump.
He said: “I think it is something of great concern, not just to Australia but to the world a whole.”
Mr Molan added: “If we listen to every statement coming out of the United States, coming out of South Korea and Japan, and even out of the United Nations, the development of nuclear weapons in North Korea represents a real threat to regional stability and world stability and to the lives of millions of people.”
The UN Security Council introduced new sanctions against the rogue state after its continued missile testing.
The tough impositions were introduced in an attempt to ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum product exports to North Korea.
South Korea and Japan are at great risk of casualties should Kim Jong-un decide to strike a nuclear attack.
Russian Security Council Secretary, Nikolay Patrushev, warned that tens of thousands of Americans will also die if President Donald Trump attacks North Korea.
There are around 250,000 Americans living in South Korea who could all be placed at great risk if a conflict broke out, claimed Mr Patrushev as he criticised Mr Trump for his “Cold War mentality”.
Mr Patrushev said: “The United States is not accustomed to regarding the lives of other countries’ citizens to achieve its goals.
“However, Washington certainly cannot fail to take into account the fact that 250,000 Americans live in South Korea.
“In the event of large-scale military operations on the Korean Peninsula, tens of thousands of US citizens will die.
”Such losses are called unacceptable in the language of the military in all countries.”