{"id":3305,"date":"2026-03-31T17:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/warren-buffett-says-iran-bomb-would-make-nuclear-disaster-harder-to-avoid\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:06:32","slug":"warren-buffett-says-iran-bomb-would-make-nuclear-disaster-harder-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/warren-buffett-says-iran-bomb-would-make-nuclear-disaster-harder-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Buffett says Iran bomb would make nuclear disaster harder to avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108285337\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108285337\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000408350\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Warren Buffett warned that the spread of nuclear weapons is making the world a more dangerous place, saying the prospect of Iran acquiring a bomb would heighten the risk of a catastrophic conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\">Berkshire Hathaway<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> chairman said the growing number of nuclear-armed states has fundamentally altered the global risk landscape, amplifying concerns he has voiced for decades about proliferation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now you&#8217;ve got\u2026 nine countries,&#8221; Buffett said on CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; Tuesday. &#8220;We worried enormously about it when there were two\u2026 You were not dealing with unstable people or anything like that. The ship&#8217;s turned around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Buffett pointed specifically to rising geopolitical tensions involving Iran and North Korea, suggesting that the potential presence of nuclear weapons in those regions raises the stakes considerably.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just think of how you&#8217;d feel with North Korea having it and Iran wanting to get it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The most dangerous thing is, actually, somebody that&#8217;s got their hand on the switch, who is dying themselves, or is facing enormous embarrassment&#8230; I don&#8217;t know the answer for it, but I do know that\u2026 it&#8217;ll be more difficult if Iran has the bomb than they don&#8217;t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 95-year-old investor has long warned that the spread of nuclear capabilities increases the likelihood of a worst-case scenario. Asked what advice he would give a U.S. president confronting the issue of enriched uranium, Buffett struck a fatalistic tone about the long-term trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say that one way or another\u2026 in the next 100 years \u2014 maybe it&#8217;s 200 years, who knows \u2014 something will happen to cause it to be used,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And we can&#8217;t take what&#8217;s out there now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren Buffett warned that the spread of nuclear weapons is making the world a more dangerous place, saying the prospect of Iran acquiring a bomb would heighten the risk of a catastrophic conflict. 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