How Donald Trump learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

In 1999, Donald Trump told Meet The Press that the biggest problem this world has is nuclear proliferation, the spread of nuclear weapons. Fast forward 18 years and now-President Trump is boasting about how much he has improved Americas nuclear arsenal, and threatened North Korea with a fire and fury like the world has never seen. Here we take a look at Trumps seemingly ever changing rhetoric on the issue of nuclear weapons.

Newsweek

• August 10, 2017 20:38 IST

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In 1999, Donald Trump told Meet The Press that the biggest problem this world has is nuclear proliferation, the spread of nuclear weapons. Fast forward 18 years and now-President Trump is boasting about how much he has improved Americas nuclear arsenal, and threatened North Korea with a fire and fury like the world has never seen. Here we take a look at Trumps seemingly ever changing rhetoric on the issue of nuclear weapons.