The Cuban Missile crisis didn't pan out though whereas WW2 did. I consider WW2 to be the biggest thing that has happened so far which I suspect he might as well, so I take it as him predicting that what is coming will actually be worse than than which The Cuban missile crisis did not turn out to be even though it could have been.

> If climate change all happens in a year instead of 100 years, it's big,

He must not agreee with you on this is what I'm saying.

> tautology

Just a nitpick but please learn what the word means.