WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump indicated Friday (Saturday in Manila) he did not fear a new arms race and warned the United States would match any move by another country to boost its nuclear arsenal, in a spectacular new foray into foreign policy.
His stunning—and initially unexplained—use of language reminiscent of the Cold War rocked the Washington establishment two days before Christmas, and left Americans baffled by the seemingly mixed messages Trump is sending Russia.
Trump began upping the nuclear rhetoric with a bombshell tweet Thursday calling for America to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world …read more
Source: The Manila Times
