In separate announcements today, President-elect Trump and Neo-Soviet Emperor Putin both said that they intend to increase their nuclear weapons capabilities.
Of course, Trump did it with a tweet:
The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2016
Er… OK. What does he mean by the world coming to its senses about nukes? Does he mean when fewer countries have nukes? Because during the election he said he wanted MORE countries to have nukes. I have no idea.
His Soviet oligarch BFF Putin was a little more traditional in his statement:
Russia should fortify its military nuclear potential and develop missiles that can penetrate any missile-defense system, the country’s President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. He also called for the balanced development of all branches of the armed forces, precision weapons, modern means of communication and inspection as well as electronic warfare systems.
“We need to strengthen the strategic nuclear forces, for that we should develop missiles capable of penetrating any current and prospective missile defense systems,” Putin said at a defense ministry meeting, according to Tass news agency.
“We must carefully monitor any changes in the balance of power and in the political-military situation in the world, especially along Russian borders, and quickly adapt plans for neutralizing threats to our country,” the president said.
This sounds like he wants to use nukes to ward off any challenges to Russian power on its frontiers. So, have fun, Ukraine and Poland!! And other former and future soviet bloc countries. Is this another “Mutually Assured Destruction” scenario or just strong-men in a micturating contest? Whatever it is, it’s so much winning I can’t take it!!!