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Donald Trump: US will build up nuclear arsenal
Does ANYONE think he knows what he's doing?
Donald Trump: US will build up nuclear arsenal
22 October 2018 US & Canada
President Donald Trump has warned that the US will bolster its nuclear arsenal to put pressure on Russia and China.
Speaking to reporters, he repeated his belief that Russia has violated the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which he has threatened to leave. Russia denies this.
The Cold War-era treaty banned medium-range missiles, reducing the perceived Soviet threat to European nations.
Russia has warned it will respond in kind if the US develops more weapons.
Mr Trump said the US would build up its arsenal "until people come to their senses".
Is this back to a nuclear arms race?
He added: "It's a threat to whoever you want to include China and it includes Russia and it includes anybody else that wants to play that game... [Russia has] not adhered to the spirit of that agreement or to the agreement itself."
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-45946930?fbclid=IwAR1dWpxiXjO-MqON2eOOzJvyFSv7tiJotx7-yMO3Dz8qXCybRKJTYdH8V44
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