As the first threat, the observer calls the risk of a US military clash with Russia or China.

“This threat has overshadowed the use of weapons of mass destruction against the United States,” Stars said.

In second place as threats to Washington, the author of the article names five regions, the development of the situation in which could lead to the use of nuclear weapons.

In particular, we are talking about the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the conflict between Israel and Iran, India and Pakistan, the confrontation between the US and China in the South China Sea, as well as problems on the border between China and India.

The third threat Stars calls the consequences of climate change.

Earlier, Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov expressed the opinion that developments in Ukraine, Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula could provoke a military clash of world powers.