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This Article is From Dec 23, 2016

Donald Trump's Statement On Nuclear Weapons No Surprise, Says Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump's Statement On Nuclear Weapons No Surprise, Says Vladimir Putin
Putin said statement by Trump about need for US to boost its nuclear capabilities was not a surprise
Moscow, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that a statement by US President-elect Donald Trump about the need for the United States to boost its nuclear capabilities was not a surprise and was normal.

Trump called for an expansion of the United States' nuclear capabilities on Thursday, in a tweet that alarmed non-proliferation experts who said that boosting the US arsenal could fuel global tensions.

(Reporting by Katya Golubkova, Vladimir Soldatkin and Denis Pinchuk; Writing by by Polina Devitt; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
 
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