Warren Buffett says Iran bomb would make nuclear disaster harder to avoid

Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Key Points Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said that the rising number of nuclear-armed states has altered the global risk landscape. "I would say that one way or another … in the next 100 years — maybe it's 200 years, who knows — something will happen to cause it to be used," he said. In this article BRK.B Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 7:43 07:43 Warren Buffett: The world is more dangerous with Iranian nuclear weapons Squawk Box 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. The Berkshire Hathaway 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. "Now you've got … nine countries," Buffett said on CNBC's " Squawk Box " on Tuesday. "We worried enormously about it when there were two. … You were not dealing with unstable people or anything like that. The ship's turned around." 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. …