Donald Trump says US could expand nuclear arsenal to stay ‘top of the pack’

‘Donald Trump has signalled he wants to expand America’s nuclear arsenal in a major policy U-turn.
Mr Trump said it would allow the US to stay at the “top of the pack” and expressed concern that America has “fallen behind on nuclear weapon capacity”.
He also hinted at a change of course from Washington on America’s involvement in a new strategic arms limitation treaty.
Repeating a phrase often used by the President to criticise trade pacts, the former property tycoon said the latest non-proliferation arrangement was a “one-sided deal”.
Under the treaty, known as New Start, by February 2018 the US and Russia must limit their arsenals of strategic nuclear weapons to equal levels for 10 years.’
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