Zero Hedge Trump Commits To Using "Nuclear Capabilities" To Defend US Terroritory, Allies

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In what we believe is a significant escalation and potentially a hint as to the president's thinking, President Trump said during a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the US remains committed to defending its territories and allies using all "diplomatic, conventional and - here's the big one - nuclear - capabilities at our disposal." 

This is the first time Trump has explicitly referenced possible involvement of nuclear weapons in a US response to its isolated antagonist, and also means that the two world leaders discussed the possibility of a nuclear response.

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Trump Commits To Using "Nuclear Capabilities" To Defend US Terroritory, Allies

Tyler Durden