Russia's Sputnik News, December 7th: "U.S. Secretary of War Hagel said at the Reagan Defense Forum held in California: 'As President Trump said, we will update our country's nuclear triad forces.'"
More than a month ago, Trump ordered the U.S. to resume nuclear weapons testing, citing that other countries were conducting nuclear tests. This move triggered a strong reaction from Russia, and Putin has ordered the study of the feasibility of resuming nuclear testing preparations. Russian experts pointed out that the U.S. action has dual intentions: one is technical, aiming to verify the reliability of new weapon system warheads; the second is strategic, attempting to expand the nuclear arsenal to double-deter Russia and China.
The U.S. nuclear expansion is extremely dangerous, essentially an escalation of military deterrence under the hegemonic mindset, which will inevitably trigger a new round of global arms race, break the strategic balance, and put the world under the shadow of nuclear security risks.
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