Trump Commits To Using “Nuclear Capabilities” To Defend US Terroritory, Allies

Jon Government

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.
TRUMP REAFFIRMS U. S. COMMITMENT TO DEFEND THE U. S. & ALLIES USING FULL RANGE OF DIPLOMATIC, CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES: STATEMENT The White House released a statement about what the two leaders discussed on the call. It’s available in full below:

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Sep 3, 2017.