The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2016
Washington Post: Donald Trump says he wants to ‘greatly strengthen and expand’ U.S. nuclear capability, a radical break from U.S. foreign policy
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday called for the United States to expand its nuclear arsenal, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country’s nuclear potential needs fortifying, in what would reverse decades of efforts to reduce the number and size of the two countries’ nuclear weapons.
In a tweet that offered no details, Trump said, “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.”
Trump’s tweet came shortly after Putin, during a defense ministry meeting, talked tough on nuclear weapons.
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WNU Editor: There are no details in this tweet .... but considering that it was posted only few hours after Russian President Putin HAD called for a major nuclear weapons boost .... Putin urges Russian nuclear weapons boost (AFP) .... I can only assume that President-Elect Trump is reacting to Russian President Putin.
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