DONALD Trump has warned “monster” nuclear weapons could “end the world” as he sounded the alarm over atomic armageddon.
The President issued the stark warning in a TV interview on Sunday morning after he floated new arms controls with Russia and China.
In an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on her show Sunday Morning Futures, Trump said he believes nukes are one of the greatest threats to mankind.
In a chilling warning, he said if nukes are ever used again it could trigger the apocalypse.
The US has the second largest nuclear weapons stockpile in the world with around 5,000 weapons.
Russia has the most with nearly 6,000, with China a distant third with around 350.
Nuclear weapons have only been used in anger twice – when the US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War 2.
Speaking on Fox, Trump said: “We spend a lot of money of nuclear weapons – the level of destruction is beyond anything you can imagine.
“It’s just bad that you have to spend all this money on something that if it’s used, it’s probably the end of the world.”
The 78-year-old went on to say that too many people are focused on claims of climate change – rather than tackling the global threat posed by nukes.
The President said the threat of nuclear weapons is immediate, warning: “It could happen tomorrow.”
Trump explained: “I watched Biden for years say the existential threat is from the climate.
“I said ‘no’.
“The greatest is sitting on shelves in various countries called ‘nuclear weapons’ that are big monsters that can blow your heads off for miles and miles and miles.”
It comes France offered to use its nukes to protect Europe from Russia.
Fears over nuclear war loom amid unprecdented tensions worldwide as war rages in Ukraine, China threatens the US over trade tensions, and North Korean despot Kim Jong-un continues to arm.
Iran is also feared to be developing nukes – with Trump sending them a letter this week calling for a new round of talks.
Nuclear weapons […] are big monsters that can blow your heads off for miles and miles and miles
Russia has repeatedly rattled the nuclear sabre in the war in Ukraine – and Putin has long threatened the world with his ambitious “super weapons”, such as the Satan 2 nuke.
Trump has long vowed to be the president of peace and said he wants to end wars worldwide – especially the raging conflict in Ukraine.
His comments came mere days after he revealed on Friday that it would be “great” for the world to “get rid of nuclear weapons” – prompting a response from the Kremlin.
The Republican said on Friday: “I know Russia and us have by far the most.
“China will have an equal amount within 4-5 years.
“It would be great if we could all denuclearise because the power of nuclear weapons is crazy.”
Trump’s de-nuking suggestion prompted a response from Kremlin spokesman and Putin puppet Dmitry Peskov.
He said: “Dialogue between Russia and the US on arms control is necessary, especially concerning strategic stability.”
Since taking office Trump has dramatically veered in favour of Putin’s Russia, withdrawn US military aid for Ukraine, and stopped sharing intelligence with the invaded nation.
European countries have been scrambling to chip away their reliance on the US, with Keir Starmer announcing a hike to defence spending in the UK.
And on Wednesday, French President Macron said that his country could gear up its nuclear deterrent to protect the continent under a defensive umbrella against Russian aggression.
Moscow said the speech was threatening towards Russia and had “notes of nuclear blackmail”.
Trump also labelled Zelensky as “ungrateful” and believes the Ukrainian president took US cash like “candy from a baby” for war-torn Ukraine.
Top diplomats from the US including Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet the Ukrainian delegation for talks on ending the war in Saudi Arabia in a few days.
The US President said: “It was like taking candy from a baby what he did.
“He’s a smart guy, and he’s a tough guy, and he took money out of this country under Biden like candy from a baby – it was so easy with that same attitude.
“I just don’t think he’s grateful. We gave him $350 billion.”
Trump also stressed that he has been “very tough with Russia, tougher than anyone has ever been to Russia”.
Trump’s past comments, including labelling the Ukrainian leader a “dictator,” fuelled speculation that he was siding with Moscow, and he has previously cast doubt on continued US support for Ukraine.
Slamming these claims, the Republican said: “I stopped the Russian pipeline, I’m the one that put sanctions on Russia, I’m the one that gave the Javelins, but I get along well with Putin.
“Nobody has been tougher on Russia than Donald Trump and they know that.”
He added that despite the tough measures previously taken against mad Vlad’s nation, he “got along with Putin,” just like he “got along with Kim Jong-un” and China’s President Xi Jinping.
Putin is said to be ready to talk about a truce with Ukraine as long as his conditions are met, sources in Moscow have said.
The Kremlin’s conditions for a potential truce were shared last month at the US-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
To secure a temporary ceasefire, Putin wants a clear understanding of an eventual peace settlement and what that entails, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
As part of the agreement, Putin will demand to establish the parameters of a peacekeeping mission and which countries take part, one of the sources said.
It comes as thousands of Ukrainian troops who took control of Russian territory over the summer, have almost been “cut off” by Russian forces who have encircled them.
As Trump left Kyiv’s troops “fighting blind” axing intelligence sharing, the Ukrainian soldiers have almost lost their main supply lines, open source maps revealed on Friday.
Over the past three days, a Russian counteroffensive has managed to reclaim territory in the Kursk region and almost cut Zelensky’s forces in two.
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