The White House on Friday said there were no signs Russia was preparing to use nuclear weapons despite President Biden’s warning that the United States “has not faced the prospect of Armageddon” in 60 years. .
White House spokesperson Carine Jean-Pierre told reporters on board Air Force One that “there is no reason to adjust the strategic nuclear posture, and there are signs that Russia is preparing for the imminent use of its nuclear weapons.” I can’t see it,” he said.
Jean-Pierre defended the president’s comments on Friday, saying, “The kind of irresponsible rhetoric we saw was that the leaders of the nuclear powers had no way of speaking and that the president had made very clear. It is.”
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The press secretary’s clarification came after Biden made alarming comments in a speech to the Democratic Senate Election Committee on Thursday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin “is no joke when he talks about the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons and biological and chemical weapons, because his military is significantly inferior,” Biden said.
“We haven’t faced the possibility of Armageddon since President Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.”
Biden referred to Putin’s remarks last month when he threatened to use nuclear weapons to escalate a war in Ukraine.
Putin has repeatedly resorted to the threat of nuclear war in Ukraine in recent weeks to warn the West against interfering in his war objectives.
Western officials have denounced the tactic as escalating and irresponsible.
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But French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appeared to condemn Biden’s comments and urged Western officials to take responsibility in countering the threat of nuclear war.
“When commenting on such issues, we must speak with caution,” Macron said on Friday, according to Reuters.
Fox News’ Max Thornberry contributed to this report.