North Korea continues to fuel concerns of World War 3 by ignoring calls to ends its weapons development programme.
And former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said the United States could have to intervene militarily unless China steps up its attempt to pressure Kim Jong-un to tone down his aggressive rhetoric.
Mr Bolton said: “I haven’t seen much movement on the Chinese side. I think they are playing a double game as well as they have so often.
“That is why we are looking at the pretty unattractive choice of having to put the military option very seriously on the table.”
Mr Bolton added the US would rather cooperate with China to ensure North Korea stops threatening world peace.
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Despite voting in favour of issuing harsher economic sanctions against the Kim regime, reports have claimed China continues to provide North Korea with fuel.
He continued: “My preferred option is that China does what it uniquely can do and get rid of this regime – and help us reunify the peninsula. Which is the only long-term solution to the North Korean threat.
“Or failing that, Plan B, getting rid of the regime working with us and the International Atomic Agency, get those nuclear weapons and the nuclear capability out of North Korea.”
Speaking to Fox News, the former ambassador also warned North Korea would continue to develop its weapons despite having accepted Seoul’s offer to restart diplomatic talks during the Winter Olympics.
Mr Bolton said the decision was part of a “propaganda stunt” aimed at buying time as the Kim regime nears full nuclear capability.
He added: “It’s not the first time they have discussed, or actually done something, during the Olympics.
“But I think it’s a Kim propaganda stunt. It could well be designed to buy a little bit more time as they get very close to achieving their long-sought objective of deliverable nuclear weapons.
“Anytime we talk to North Korea, it’s like the police and the mafia sitting down to discuss their common interest in law enforcement. Talking with North Korea is not going to solve this problem.”