Trump's Nuclear Rhetoric Risks a Global Arms Race

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Slate’s Fred Kaplan argues that Trump’s remarks suggesting he would flatter or potentially bomb Iran if it possessed a nuclear weapon send a dangerous signal: they could undermine nuclear deterrence, push Iran and other nations to accelerate their own weapons programs, worry U.S. allies, and ignite a regional and global arms race.
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