Trump commends Pentagon for completing nuclear review

Published February 2, 2018 10:48pm ET



President Trump commended the Pentagon on Friday for fulfilling a request he made at the outset of his administration for an updated report on the U.S. nuclear arsenal, something that hasn’t been done since 2010.

“In one of my first acts in office, I directed Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to conduct a Nuclear Posture Review,” Trump said in a statement. “After a year of thoughtful analysis and careful deliberations across our government, today, my administration is announcing the conclusions of this review.”

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