February 24, 2017

Trump Talks Nukes

He emphasizes the need for U.S. capabilities to be the world’s best.

Donald Trump weighed in again on a topic he tweeted about last December — the condition of the U.S.‘s nuclear weapons arsenal. He stated that the U.S. has “fallen behind on nuclear weapon capacity.” He went on to say, “I am the first one that would like to see nobody have nukes, but we’re never going to fall behind any country even if it’s a friendly country. … If countries are going to have nukes, we’re going to be at the top of the pack.”

When questioned about Trump’s statements, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer elaborated, “What he was very clear on is that the United States will not yield its supremacy in this area to anybody. … And that if other countries have nuclear capabilities, it will always be the United States that has the … supremacy and commitment to this.” Is Trump seeking to start another arms race? Or maybe he is seeking to ease the fears of Democrats who have been rather vocal about their suspicions that Trump is somehow in cahoots with Russia. Because, logically, if Trump were indeed seeking to support Russian interests, would he not be calling for or a greater reduction in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, or maybe even a unilateral nuclear disarmament? No, Barack Obama did that.

In truth, this is yet another instance of Trump holding firm to his America first commitment. He is simply rolling back more of the leftist policies that Obama instituted. While the Cold War may have officially ended, the relationship between the U.S. and Russia has remained a carefully guarded one. Obama, who favored his own ideals over the reality at hand, pushed for nuclear disarmament believing that diplomacy could replace the weapons’ threat. The reality is that diplomacy doesn’t work without the power of a genuine threat. Peace through strength. Trump recognizes this, and he’s simply affirming that America’s nuclear capabilities be top notch.

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