Biden: “The world is closer to Armageddon, we have a direct threat of the use of nuclear weapons”

The President of the United States (USA), Joe Bidenhas stated that the world is facing a threat of nuclear war for the first time since the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, and has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is not kidding”.

“For the first time since the Cuban missile crisis, we have a direct threat of the use of a nuclear weapon if, in fact, things continue the way they are going,” said the US president, according to a statement released by the House. White.

Biden has recalled the perspective of the Armageddon (referring to the American film about the nuclear apocalypse) from the time of former President JF Kennedy, who had to deal with the Cuban missile crisiswhen the United States was aware of the existence of 42 missiles with medium-range nuclear warheads from the USSR Army pointing at its territory.

In this sense, he regretted that, in his opinion, there is no possibility of using a tactical nuclear weapon and not ending up in the Armageddon.

“I’m trying to figure out what Putin’s off-ramp is. Where does he find a way out? How do you make it so that Russia not only gets a facelift, but also that Putin loses significant power within Russia?” Biden added.

However, the president of the United States has warned that his Russian counterpart is not joking when talking about the possible use of nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons, alleging that Putin could use them since his Army is “significantly underperforming”. “We have a guy I know pretty well… he’s not kidding when he talks about a possible use of nuclear weapons,” he reiterated.