Current nuclear threats on par with Cuban missile crisis, former US Energy secretary says

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World has become a more dangerous place: Former US Energy secretary    17 Mins Ago | 01:35 The former secretary of Energy, who served under the Barack Obama administration, believes the world has become a more dangerous place in 2017 in light of recent rising geopolitical tensions, such as those between North Korea and the West.
"I would say that the nuclear threats today are as bad (as) or worse than they had been since the Cuban missile crisis.
North Korea`s part of that, U.
Russia relations, India Pakistan – so that`s really an issue," Ernest J.
Moniz, told CNBC Thursday at the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy.
"I won`t speak entirely causally but let`s say the world has become a more dangerous place," he added.
The Cuban missile crisis, which took place in October 1962, was seen as the moment when the U.
and the Soviet Union came "closest to nuclear conflict," according to the U.
State Department`s website.
It was a critical point in history where leaders from both sides engaged in a tense military and political dispute, which concerned missile deployment.
Fast forward to the present and geopolitics continues to leave its mark on the world, with global financial markets showing signs of nervousness this week.
On Tuesday, Japan`s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that a ballistic missile, fired by North Korea, had passed over Japan – a move which was met with criticism from the United Nations and leaders worldwide.
Following the news, President Donald Trump released a statement saying that "all options are on the table".