{"id":18789,"date":"2016-12-23T16:14:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T16:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=18789"},"modified":"2016-12-23T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T16:15:10","slug":"more-nukes-for-u-s-sure-thing-mr-president-elect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=18789","title":{"rendered":"More nukes for U.S.? Sure thing, Mr. President-elect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/russiaputintrump_121216getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18790\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/russiaputintrump_121216getty-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/russiaputintrump_121216getty-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/russiaputintrump_121216getty.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go back a few decades.<\/p>\n<p>Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama had many differences of opinion on a whole range of issues.<\/p>\n<p>They all agreed, though, on one key matter: They all wanted to <em>reduce<\/em> the number of nuclear weapons in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Then along comes Donald J. Trump to announce to the world &#8212; via Twitter, of course &#8212; that he wants <em>more<\/em> nukes, not fewer of them.<\/p>\n<p>The response from his pal, Russian President Vladimir, was equally disconcerting. Hey, no prob, said the Russian strongman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/russia\/311618-putin-trumps-nuke-talk-nothing-special\">http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/russia\/311618-putin-trumps-nuke-talk-nothing-special<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Putin takes no great concern over Trump&#8217;s assertion that we need to boost our nuclear arsenal, apparently disregarding the notion that we already can destroy the world with what we have.<\/p>\n<p>Trump already has let it be known that a new nuclear arms race with the Russians is no big deal, that the United States can outlast &#8217;em in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s new press secretary, Sean Spicer, said the president-elect&#8217;s tweet was meant to warn the world against nuclear proliferation.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, boy. 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