So, trump this AM in Helsinki with Putin said they will talk about missiles?

[chelsea0011]

As in there are too many of them? When has arms control ever been talked about by trump relative to the USA? Hasn't he always said we are weak and following behind? And isn't he now trying to increase nukes by using smaller yield bombs?

[Takket]

1. Yes

He was quite vocal before about increasing our stockpile and blaming Obama for making us weak in the nuclear realm (because I guess we need the ability to blow up the world six times over instead of five).

[Snellius]

2. He'll take away some kind of nuclear disarmament deal for sure.

Trump will have to have something to crow about. All that about "low expectations" was just a way of setting up the show. The deals has probably already been worked out.

[chelsea0011]

4. It is about the only thing that makes sense as this meeting was pretty unnecessary.

[gordianot]

3. That is interesting Donald wants to convince the world there is a nuclear arms race with Russia.

That is utter bull shit. There would be no winners in a nuclear exchange. No first strike advantage, no such thing as a limited tactical nuclear war. One nuclear strike in one city would bankrupt either the United States or Russia. Nuclear war is not winnable and mutual assured destruction is still the order of the day.

[edbermac]

5. Oh, I thought he said 'mistresses'.

My bad.

[Roland99]

6. Probably a euphemism

[Cracklin Charlie]

7. Who thinks he can count?

He doesn’t know how many missiles anyone has.