On Thursday, President Biden warned that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to threaten to use nuclear weapons during its invasion of Ukraine.
Biden said Putin was “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.”
“We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis,” he added.
Putin’s escalating threats come as Russia has been facing increased struggles in its invasion of Ukraine.
According to The New York Post, on Monday NATO “issued an intelligence warning that Russia plans to test ‘doomsday’ nuclear torpedo drones near the Ukrainian border in the Black Sea.”
“A military train containing the apocalyptic nukes was seen making its way toward the front lines in Ukraine,” The New York Post added.
The news comes shortly after U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned that Russia would face “catastrophic consequences” if Russia uses nuclear weapons during its invasion of Ukraine.
Sullivan made the comments during an appearance on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” saying that the United States has told Russia “in no uncertain terms, for example, what the consequences would be, and they would be catastrophic if Russia went down the dark road of nuclear weapons use.”
“Let me say it plainly,” Sullivan later added. “If Russia crosses this line there will be catastrophic consequences for Russia. The United States will respond decisively. Now, in private channels we have spelled out in greater detail exactly what that would mean, but we want to be able to have the credibility of speaking directly to senior leadership in Russia and laying out for them what the consequences would be without getting into a rhetorical tit for tat publicly. But we will not hesitate in saying publicly that there will be catastrophic consequences for Russia.”
