Nuclear weapons pose a much more significant danger than climate change, according to the US president<\/p>\n\n\n\n
US President Donald Trump has declared nuclear weapons as the foremost threat to humanity. He criticized those focusing on global warming while overlooking the immediate dangers of weapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement comes days after the US president called for nuclear disarmament among world powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Trump stated that \u201cclimate lunatics\u201d predict minor sea-level rises over centuries but ignore a threat of a nuclear war that could happen \u201ctomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey talk about global warming, and they say the ocean is going to rise one-eighth of an inch in the next 300 years. And nobody ever talks about nuclear weapons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI watched [former US president Joe] Biden for years say the existential threat\u2026 is from the climate. And I said, \u2018no\u2019. The greatest is sitting in shelves in various countries called \u2018nuclear weapons\u2019 that are big monsters that can blow your heads off for miles and miles and miles,\u201d Trump argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advocating for global disarmament, Trump proposed on Thursday that all nations eliminate their nuclear arsenals. He pointed out that the US and Russia currently hold the largest stockpiles, while China is rapidly expanding its capabilities. Trump called for talks on denuclearization, emphasizing the \u201ccrazy\u201d power of these weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moscow said in response it would be ready to engage in arms control discussions with Washington. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov underscored the necessity of such dialogue for global security and suggested that European nuclear powers, such as France and the UK, should also be included in these talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is impossible to just overlook European nuclear arsenals in this dialogue,\u201d he said. Peskov pointed to recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who called Russia a \u201cthreat to France and Europe,\u201d and announced that he is considering expanding France\u2019s nuclear umbrella to cover other EU member states. Moscow accused him of having aggressive intentions against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n