Trump Wants to Expand US Nuclear Capabilities

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to "greatly strengthen and expand" the nuclear capabilities of the United States.


Trump said in a tweet Thursday the United States must take such action "until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes".

Trump's statement comes just a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin made similar comments Thursday, saying his country's own nuclear arsenal needs to be "considerably increased."

During a speech to recount the various military campaigns Russia launched in 2016, Putin said improvements are needed to "neutralize any military threat."

"We need to strengthen the military potential of strategic nuclear forces, especially with missile complexes that can reliably penetrate any existing and prospective missile defense systems," he said.
 [voanews.com]
22/12/16
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