Friday, December 23, 2016

Trumps the threat of nuclear weapons: ”Let there be an arms race” – Aftonbladet

Russia and the united states may be entering a new era of military arms race.

The future president Donald Trump has ruled that the country’s nuclear arsenal need to be bigger.

During his annual press conference, thundered Vladimir Putin:

– If someone pushes for a nuclear weapons-armament, so it is not we.

"the united states must strengthen and build out the nuclear capacity until the world regains composure when it comes to nuclear weapons."

And wrote Donald Trump, as if a few weeks of taking his post in the White house, on Twitter on Thursday. On Friday, developed Trump his reasoning in an interview with MSNBC:

– Let there be an arms race. We will exceed them every time.

Want to increase the "deterrent" ability

The future president’s comments have attracted the concern of many international observers. Trump’s director of communications, Jason Miller tried to mitigate his manager’s words in a statement:
– Trump stresses the importance of improving and modernising our deterrent ability by working for peace by showing strength, ” said Miller, according to The Guardian.

To Reuters, he said later to Donald Trump’s Twitter posts not to be seen as a shift in american defence policy.

Putin: don’t we brace

the One who does not let himself be calmed Russia president Vladimir Putin. On Thursday came even he make a statement on military rearmament.

– We need to strengthen the military potential of the strategic nuclear forces, especially when it comes to missilkomplex that can penetrate all existing and future missilförsvars system.

During his annual press conference on Friday, said Putin to a possible arms race will not be Russia’s fault.

– If someone pushes for a nuclear weapons-armament, so it is not we.

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