{"id":2062732,"date":"2023-10-10T22:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T02:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kirby-refuses-to-say-nuclear-war-is-more-dangerous-than-climate-change-thats-just-science\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T22:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T02:05:27","slug":"john-kirby-refuses-to-say-nuclear-war-is-more-dangerous-than-climate-change-thats-just-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kirby-refuses-to-say-nuclear-war-is-more-dangerous-than-climate-change-thats-just-science\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kirby declines to state that nuclear war is more perilous than climate change, asserting that it is a scientific fact."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-kirby-refuses-to-say-nuclear-war-is-more-dangerous-than-climate-change-thats-just-science%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2062732&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>White House\u200c National Security Council spokesperson \u200bJohn Kirby refuses to prioritize nuclear war over climate change<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent interview on Fox News with Martha MacCallum, John Kirby, the spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, avoided acknowledging that nuclear war poses a greater danger to humanity than\u200b climate change.<\/p>\n<p>This \u200cconversation took place amidst ongoing conflicts between Russia and \u2062Ukraine in Europe, as well as a surge in Middle East violence due to terrorist attacks by Iranian-backed Islamic groups against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>MacCallum questioned Kirby about President Joe Biden&#8217;s previous statements on the subject. Biden\u2062 had claimed that \u200cthe only threat more terrifying than\u200c nuclear war is global warming \u200cexceeding 1.5 degrees within\u2062 the next \u200b10 to 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>MacCallum asked Kirby if the president still stands by this statement, considering the nuclear tensions in the regions currently under conflict. \u2063Kirby responded affirmatively, emphasizing that climate change is indeed an existential threat capable of gradually wiping out all human life on Earth. However, he also stressed the importance of not neglecting national\u200d security interests in dangerous \u200bparts of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby later reiterated that the president firmly believes climate change poses an existential threat\u2064 to all life on the planet, \u200cemphasizing\u2064 that\u2064 this is a scientifically supported fact. Nevertheless, he emphasized the need to address other challenges \u200bfaced by the country and \u200bits \u2064allies worldwide, without turning a blind eye to the broad range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-state-department-says-sufficient-resources-in-place-as-china-simulates-striking-taiwan\/\" title=\"US State Department Says \u2018Sufficient Resources\u2019 in Place as China Simulates Striking Taiwan\">national security commitments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO\u200c GET THE\u2064 DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Martha MacCallum asks John Kirby\u2064 if Joe Biden still stands by his comments that &#8220;The only existential threat humanity faces even more frightening than a nuclear war is global \u200cwarming\u200b going above 1.5 degrees in the next 20 \u2014\u2064 10 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kirby: \u2064&#8221;Absolutely he does. Climate change\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USdA0fGbMm\">pic.twitter.com\/USdA0fGbMm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1711471771310829620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October \u200c9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>MARTHA MACCALLUM: Given that the \u2063United States is now involved in wars\u200d that \u2063are taking place in Europe \u2064and also in the Middle East, I want \u2064to play this soundbite for you that is just last month in Vietnam, and ask you \u2063if this still holds for the President. Watch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>JOE BIDEN: The only existential threat humanity\u2063 faces even more\u2063 frightening than a nuclear war \u200bis global warming going above 1.5 degrees in the next 20 \u2014 10 years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>MACCALLUM: Given all the nuclear players in these two areas where we are now engaged \u200con, does the President stand by that comment?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>JOHN KIRBY: Absolutely he does. Climate change is an existential threat. \u2064It could, it actually threatens, is capable wiping out all human life on earth over time. \u200bI mean, that\u2019s, I don\u2019t know how more existential you can get to that. But that doesn\u2019t mean that we walk away from \u2063our obligations, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a> \u200bin very\u2063 dangerous\u2063 parts of the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>MACCALLUM: But John, he said \u2063it was \u2062more frightening than a\u200d nuclear war. It\u2019s more frightening than a nuclear war in this moment?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>KIRBY: The President \u200cbelieves wholeheartedly \u200cthat climate change is an existential threat to all the human life on the planet. That\u2019s just science. That\u2019s \u200ca fact, Martha. But it doesn\u2019t\u2062 mean that we turn our back on \u200dthe other challenges facing this country and our \u200ballies and partners around the world. We\u2019ve got broad national security commitments, literally globally. And we\u2019ve got to mind\u2063 all of them at the same time. You mentioned two of them. Obviously, Israel right \u2063now, certainly Ukraine over the last \u2063almost two years now. We are big enough and powerful \u200cenough and effective enough nation \u200cto be able to look after all these disparate national security threats and one\u200d of them absolutely \u2063is climate change.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In the face of escalating \u2062tensions and conflicts worldwide, how can a \u200cbalanced\u200d approach be achieved that addresses both immediate threats, like nuclear war, and long-term challenges like climate\u200b change<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c &#8220;White House\u2062 National \u2064Security Council spokesperson, John\u200c Kirby, refuses to \u2064prioritize \u2064nuclear war over climate change&#8221; \u2013 A \u2064Critical Examination<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2062recent interview \u200con Fox\u200c News with Martha MacCallum,\u2064 John Kirby, \u2062the spokesperson for the\u2062 White House National Security Council, faced scrutiny \u2064for his refusal to acknowledge that nuclear war poses \u200ba greater \u2063danger to\u2062 humanity than \u200cclimate change. \u200cThis conversation took place amidst ongoing\u200b conflicts between\u2062 Russia and Ukraine in\u2062 Europe, as well as a surge\u2062 in Middle \u200bEast violence due to terrorist attacks by Iranian-backed Islamic groups\u200d against \u2063Israel.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, MacCallum questioned Kirby about President Joe Biden&#8217;s previous statements\u2063 on the\u200c subject. Biden had claimed\u2062 that the only threat\u2064 more terrifying than nuclear\u2064 war is global warming\u2064 exceeding 1.5\u2062 degrees within the next \u200b10 to 20 years. MacCallum sought clarification on \u200cwhether the president still stands by this statement, considering the escalating nuclear tensions in the regions currently under conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In response,\u200c Kirby affirmed that President Biden continues\u2062 to recognize climate change as an existential threat capable of gradually wiping out all human\u200c life on \u2063Earth. He emphasized that this perspective is supported by scientific evidence. However, he also stressed the importance of not neglecting national security interests in \u200bdangerous parts of the \u200cworld.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby&#8217;s remarks shed light on the administration&#8217;s stance on the issue. \u200bWhile they firmly \u200bbelieve in addressing\u200b climate change as a critical global challenge, \u200bthey also acknowledge the need to prioritize national security concerns in \u2064active conflict regions.\u2062 This balanced approach reflects a\u200b commitment to\u200c dealing with multiple priorities effectively.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200dis crucial to \u200dacknowledge \u200bthe gravity of both nuclear war and climate change as threats to humanity. Nuclear\u200c weapons have the potential to cause immeasurable \u2062destruction \u200cand loss of life within minutes. The consequences of a nuclear conflict cannot be\u200d overstated, as it would alter\u2064 the\u2063 geopolitical\u2062 landscape\u200b and have long-lasting global repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, climate change presents a\u200d different kind of threat. Its impacts are gradual \u2063but far-reaching, affecting ecosystems, economies, and human lives across the globe. Rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and resource scarcity are among the complex challenges associated with climate change. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kirby-refuses-to-say-nuclear-war-is-more-dangerous-than-climate-change-thats-just-science\/\" title=\"John Kirby declines to state that nuclear war is more perilous than climate change, asserting that it is a scientific fact.\">issues demand urgent global attention<\/a> and\u2064 concerted \u200caction to mitigate\u200d and adapt\u200b to the changing climate.<\/p>\n<p>At\u200d a time when \u200dtensions and conflicts \u2062are escalating in various parts of the world, \u200dit \u200bis \u2063essential to strike a balance between addressing immediate threats and long-term challenges. The complex\u2063 nature of global security\u200b demands \u2063a comprehensive approach that\u2064 considers \u2063a range \u2064of interconnected issues.<\/p>\n<p>While some may argue that nuclear war poses an immediate and catastrophic risk that should take precedence over climate change, it\u200c is\u2062 crucial to recognize that both\u200b issues\u2064 are shared challenges that require global cooperation. \u2064The world cannot\u200c afford to neglect \u200done\u200c at the expense of \u2062the other.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby&#8217;s\u200c refusal to prioritize nuclear \u200dwar\u200d over climate change\u200c does\u200b not undermine the \u2063severity of the former. It is an\u200b acknowledgment of the need for\u2064 a multifaceted and \u200cnuanced approach to \u2063addressing global \u200dsecurity threats. The White \u200dHouse&#8217;s commitment to combating climate change \u200bshould not be misconstrued as disregarding other pressing concerns.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2063 world grapples with these complex issues, \u2062it is \u200bessential to have open and informed discussions. Careful consideration of national security interests, \u200dscientific\u2064 evidence, and the potential consequences of various threats should \u200bguide decision-making. Only \u2064through comprehensive and collaborative efforts can\u2063 we effectively address the challenges that threaten\u2063 our planet and humanity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House spokesperson John Kirby declined to acknowledge whether nuclear war poses a greater threat to humanity than climate change. 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