President Donald Trump suggested dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes before y me landfall in United States, Axios reported Sunday. During a hurricane briefing, Trump asked if it were possible to disrupt hurricanes forming off coast of Africa by dropping a nuclear bomb in eye of storm, Axios wrote. According to an anymous source, meeting attendees left briefing thinking, "What do we do with this?" Axios did t say when this conversation took place.

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t first time Donald Trump thought of using nukes for hurricanes

It is reportedly t first time president me such a suggestion. In 2017, Trump asked a senior official wher ministration should bomb hurricanes to prevent m making landfall. Axios said that in this conversation Trump did t specify that nuclear bombs be used. White House declined to comment, but a senior ministration official said Trump's "objective is t b," Axios.

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Idea to 'nuke hurricanes' circulated in 1950s

Trump's idea is t new, according to Axios, suggestion was originally me by a government scientist in 1950s, under President Dwight Eisenhower. idea continues to pop up, even though scientists agree it would t work. US is regularly pummelled by hurricanes. In 2017 one named Harvey became strongest hurricane to make landfall in 12 years. Since n, East Coast has been hit with a string of catastrophic storms, which have killed thousands of people and cost hundreds of billions of dollars in dam. 

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PM Modi to meet Donald Trump at G7 Summit

PM Narendra Modi will be meeting Donald Trump at G7 meeting on Monday. He will also meet German chancellor Angela Merkel. He will be attending sessions on climate, biodiversity and oceans. As per reports, he will also be dressing a garing of world leers on climate change.

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