Mattis slams 'false' reports on Trump request for nuclear arms hike

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 - 06:58 GMT

Jim Mattis on Wednesday slammed what he said were "absolutely false" media reports asserting that Trump had called for an increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Trump sought nearly tenfold increase in U.S. nuclear arsenal -NBC

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 - 06:45 GMT

Trump wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the country's nuclear arsenal, NBC News reported on Wednesday.