Nothing unusual about Trump's nuclear call, says Putin

December 23, 2016 16:08

Russian President Vladimir Putin says 'nothing unusual' about Trump's nuclear call. Putin said nobody believed Donald Trump would win 'except us'.

President-elect Donald Trump has called for an expansion of the United States' nuclear capabilities on Thursday, in a tweet that alarmed nonproliferation experts who said that a boost to the US arsenal could fuel global tensions.

In his Twitter post, Trump said, "The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes," but gave no further details.

It was not clear what prompted his comment. However, earlier on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia needed to "strengthen the military potential of strategic nuclear forces."

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