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DonViejo

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Mon Feb 12, 2018, 05:59 PM Feb 2018

Trump: U.S. will cease building nuclear arsenal if other countries stop first

Source: Politico




By REBECCA MORIN 02/12/2018 01:14 PM EST

President Donald Trump on Monday had a message for countries building their nuclear arsenals: "If they stop, we'll stop."

"We're increasing arsenals of virtually every weapon," the president said during a meeting with governors and mayors. "We're modernizing and creating a brand-new nuclear force. And, frankly, we have to do because others are doing it. If they stop, we'll stop." Trump did not specify what countries he was talking about, but he has sparred in the past with North Korea over its testing of ballistic missiles.

Trump touted the budget Congress passed last week and said it advanced because of extra spending for the military. He said the U.S. will "have the strongest military we ever had by far."

"I hope they stop, and if they do, we'll stop in two minutes," he said of other countries' nuclear ambitions.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/12/trump-nuclear-arsenal-404491

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Trump: U.S. will cease building nuclear arsenal if other countries stop first (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP
Blithering, babbling, complete and total idiot. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #1
Like his word means anything teach1st Feb 2018 #2
How about 'If I resign, you'll resign'? bucolic_frolic Feb 2018 #3
Making childish bullying... something... again... n/t TygrBright Feb 2018 #4
ask Susan Collins about promises Marthe48 Feb 2018 #5
Does Shitler even know America still has 5000+ nuclear weapons, an obscene number? NK a handful? Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #6
Put yourself out to pasture! riversedge Feb 2018 #7

teach1st

(5,935 posts)
2. Like his word means anything
Mon Feb 12, 2018, 06:06 PM
Feb 2018

Would any country trust his word given his history of lying and going back on promises? Sheesh! What a moran.

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