Coverage dated October 6, 2022

Biden says risk of "Armageddon" highest since Cuban Missile Crisis as tensions rise with Russia

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President Biden said Putin was "not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, or biological or chemical weapons."

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  1. Washington Times

    Biden warns risk of nuclear ‘Armageddon’ approaching Cuban Missile Crisis heights (opens Washington Times)

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    President Biden said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not joking” in his threat to use nuclear weapons and warned of dire consequences if the Kremlin continues along its destructive path.

  2. CBS News

    Biden says risk of "Armageddon" highest since Cuban Missile Crisis as tensions rise with Russia (opens CBS News)

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    President Biden said Putin was "not joking when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, or biological or chemical weapons."

  3. Oil Price

    Biden Warns Of Nuclear “Armageddon” As Russia Faces Setbacks In Ukraine (opens Oil Price)

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    Ukraine’s major counteroffensive in Russia-occupied territories has led to U.S. President Joe Biden warning that the threat of the Kremlin using nuclear weapons was the highest in six decades

  4. KOB 4

    Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis (opens KOB 4)

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    President Joe Biden says 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.

  5. Voice of America

    Risk of ‘Armageddon’ Highest Since 1962, Biden Says (opens Voice of America)

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    President told a fundraiser that US is ‘trying to figure out what Putin’s off-ramp' is

  6. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since Cuban Missile Crisis (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    At a fundraiser, Biden said Putin is “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.”

  7. Grand Forks Herald

    Biden says Putin's nuclear threat brings risk of 'Armageddon' (opens Grand Forks Herald)

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    Biden said the prospect of defeat could make Putin desperate enough to use nuclear weapons, the biggest risk since U.S. President John Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev faced off over missiles in Cuba in 1962.

  8. Sioux City Journal

    AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' highest since 1962, Biden says (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    President Joe Biden is declaring that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine.

  10. Breitbart News

    Joe Biden Warns World Facing Nuclear 'Armageddon' from Vladimir Putin (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Joe Biden warned supporters that the world is facing "Armageddon" due to Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

  11. Newsweek

    Joe Biden warns of "armageddon," says Putin not joking about nuclear attack (opens Newsweek)

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    Biden said that the world would "end up with Armageddon" if Putin followed through on his nuclear weapon threats.

  12. FOX 4 Dallas

    Risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Biden says (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    President Joe Biden says 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.

  13. Tucson

    AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT (opens Tucson)

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    Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis

  14. Tucson

    AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT (opens Tucson)

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    Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis

  15. Al Jazeera

    Biden says risk of ‘nuclear armageddon’ highest in 60 years (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US president compares threat now with the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought world to brink of catastrophe in 1962.

  16. The Washington Free Beacon

    Biden: Risk of Nuclear 'Armageddon' Highest Since Cuban Missile Crisis (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    NEW YORK/KYIV (Reuters)—Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has brought the world closer to "Armageddon" than at any time since the Cold-War Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. President Joe Biden said.

  17. The Times of Israel

    World closest to nuclear ‘Armageddon’ since Cuban missile crisis, Biden warns (opens The Times of Israel)

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    US president says he knows Putin and Russian leader not messing around when he talks about using weapons of mass destruction, but White House maintains nuclear posture unchanged

  18. Insider

    Biden said Putin is 'not joking' about nuclear threats: 'We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis' (opens Insider)

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    Biden said Putin is serious about potentially using tactical nuclear, biological, chemical weapons because his military is "underperforming."

  19. France 24

    Nuclear 'Armageddon' threat back for first time since Cold War: Biden (opens France 24)

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    US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world risks nuclear "Armageddon" for the first time since the Cold War and that he is trying to find Russian President Vladimir Putin's "off-ramp" in the Ukraine…

  20. Portland Press Herald

    Biden says nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ’62 crisis (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    President Biden's remarks marked the starkest warnings yet issued by the U.S. government about the nuclear stakes.

  21. KTVZ Bend

    Biden offers stark 'Armageddon' warning on the dangers of Putin's nuclear threats (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Sam Fossum, Kaitlan Collins and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered a stark warning about the dangers behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats as Moscow continues to face military setbacks in Ukraine.

  22. PBS NewsHour

    Biden says nuclear 'Armageddon' at highest risk since Cuban Missile Crisis (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Speaking at a fundraiser Thursday for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said Putin was "not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons."

  23. MyNorthwest

    Biden's 'Armageddon' talk edges beyond bounds of US intel (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden's warning that the world is at risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" was designed to send an unvarnished message that no

  24. The Guardian

    Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ warning wasn’t based on new intelligence, US says (opens The Guardian)

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    US president made most outspoken remark on threat of wartime nuclear weapons when speaking at a fundraiser on Thursday

  25. Deutsche Welle

    Russia-Ukraine updates: Biden warns of 'Armageddon' after Putin nuclear threats | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Putin has threatened to protect Russian soil using all means necessary — including nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian military was quickly retaking lost ground. DW has the latest.

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