others as greater now than before=?

[Polyester]

Vilks told CNN he saw the threat against himself and others as greater now than before.

The sentence was in red that I don't understand.

I tried to understand that the sentence means the threat is important now than before?

 

[Rover_KE]

The threat is more dangerous than it was before.

 

[Raymott]

Vilks told CNN he saw the threat against himself and others as greater now than before.

"He saw the threat as [being] greater than before."
"He saw the threat as greater now than before."
"He saw the threat as being greater now than it was before."

 

[Matthew Wai]

May I take 'greater' to mean 'more serious' in this context?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes.

 

[Tdol]

If a threat is bigger, it is more serious.