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Donald Trump's idea of ​​firing nuclear weapons against hurricanes to prevent them from hitting the United States was rejected by his own government. The Axios information portal announced that the president had suggested bombing tropical storms several times with national security officials since 2017. And that he did it several days ago, according to the media. But Trump criticized the article, still considering it as a "false news".

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Research Division, this suggestion would almost certainly be defeated and would likely result in "devastating" radioactive fallout.

"Every hurricane season, it always seems to suggest simply using nuclear weapons to try to destroy the storms," ​​NOAA says on its website, under the title "Tropical Cyclone Modification and Myth".

"In addition to the fact that it could not even change the storm, this approach ignores the problem that released radioactive rains would move swiftly with the trade winds to affect land and cause devastating environmental problems." This is not the case – a good idea. "The NOAA, an agency of the Ministry of Commerce, explains below how a hurricane releases much more energy than a nuclear bomb, so that it can not be used. he will probably not be affected by the blast. "The interference of brute force with hurricanes does not look promising," NOAA adds in its report published on its website last year.

At a briefing on hurricanes at the White House, Trump said, "I understood it. I understand why do not we attack them? "Said a fountain that was there for Axios.

The informant, who according to the source would have been "exceptionally surprised", told the president that he would "investigate" this eventuality. "People were surprised," said the source. "Once the meeting was over, we thought, what are we doing with this? "

Later, other officials were also informed of the President's comments, which were recorded in a National Security Council (NSC) memorandum.

According to reports, another CNS memo from 2017 also details Trump asking if hurricanes could be bombarded with conventional weapons to prevent them from attacking the United States.

"His goal – to prevent a catastrophic hurricane from hitting the continent – is not bad," said another senior White House official in Axios, who had been informed of the president's comments. "Your goal is not bad."

Trump has a history of reckless suggestions on the use of nuclear weapons. In 2016, the presidential candidate of the time had refused to eliminate the use of nuclear weapons on European soil and, according to reports, the following year he would have asked to Foreign Policy Advisor: "Why can not we use nuclear weapons?"

From the Independent of Great Britain. Special for Page12

Translation: Celita Doyhambéhère