Friday, October 21, 2022

Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ’62 crisis

Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ’62 crisis

Clip from Article: "...President Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine. ...Speaking at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a guy I know fairly well” and the Russian leader was “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.”..."

Reference Source: www.cnbc.com