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)
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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