US President Donald Trump has tasked his national security team to think more broadly about arms control and also include Russia's non-strategic nuclear weapons in arms control talks, US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy David Trachtenberg said in a congressional testimony on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th May, 2019) US President Donald Trump has tasked his national security team to think more broadly about arms control and also include Russia's non-strategic nuclear weapons in arms control talks, US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy David Trachtenberg said in a congressional testimony on Wednesday."The President wants serious arms control that delivers real security to the American people and our allies," Trachtenberg said in a written testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. "So the President has charged his national security team to think more broadly about arms control, both in terms of the countries and the weapons systems involved. This may include addressing Russia's newer strategic systems that are not captured by New START; seeking to redress the significant imbalance in non-strategic nuclear weapons currently in Russia's favor; and encouraging China to join in efforts to increase transparency and limit its nuclear weapons ambitions."
