World closest to nuclear armageddon since Cuban missile crisis, Sunak claims
Rishi Sunak has warned that the world is at its closest to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis.
The prime minister made the comments in a varied speech about threats the UK faces in the coming years, citing Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Middle Eastern tensions.
The Cuban missile crisis was 13-day confrontation in 1962 in which the US and Russia faced off over the installing of long-range missiles in Cuba, close to American territory.
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Then it's your fault Sunak.
Since Cameron came back we’re at war with everyone including our neighbours
Sunak himself AIDING WAR & DANGER TO THE HUMANITY. Now lecture us.
When the nukes start raining down take comfort from the fact it could have been worse under Trump...
@acdc539
20 күн бұрын
Don't you mean president Biden. We wouldn't be near to a nuclear war if Donald Trump was still in power
God bless Rishi Sunak!
Snake man. Yaba yaba yaba.. whatever u say snakeman
Israel: all of the above (and more)