NBC: Trump on Nukes: 'Let It Be an Arms Race'
President-elect Donald Trump suggested Friday that he is willing to engage in "an arms race," insisting that the United States will surpass its rivals and "outlast them all" in a push for global weapons dominance.
"Let it be an arms race. We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all," Trump said in a statement to "Morning Joe" host Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC.
Trump's assertion comes the day after he tweeted that the United States "must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes."
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WNU Editor: This brings back the good old memories of the 1980s when the left was freaking out over President Reagan on this issue. So instead of all of us dying from Climate Change 30 years from now .... we will all be fried in a nuclear fire tomorrow.
More News On President-Elect Trump Remark 'Let There Be A Nuclear Arms Race'
Trump Says U.S. Would ‘Outmatch’ Rivals in a New Nuclear Arms Race -- New York Times
Trump 'arms race' comment sows more doubt on nuclear policy -- Reuters
Donald Trump says 'let it be an arms race' after nuclear weapons expansion comment -- The Independent
Donald Trump invites world to 'arms race' over nuclear arsenal -- International Business Times
Trump: US must 'greatly strengthen' nuclear capability -- AP
Trump Exhibits Little Concern About Nuclear Arms Race -- Bloomberg
A tense new battle over nuclear arms erupts between Donald Trump and his staff -- Washington Post
Trump threatens to upend U.S. nuclear weapons policy -- Politico
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