Posted on 08/02/2019 5:43:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Responding to questions about how he would avoid a nuclear arms race following the INF treaty's demise, Mr Trump said his administration had been speaking to Russia "about a pact for nuclear, so that they get rid of some, we get rid of some".
"We'd certainly have to include China at some point," he added.
Mr Trump said such a treaty would be "a great thing for the world" and that he believed it would happen.
The US has accused Russia of violating the deal by deploying a number of 9M729 missiles - known to Nato as SSC-8. This accusation was then put to Washington's Nato allies, which all backed the US claim.
"Russia is solely responsible for the treaty's demise," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Friday.
In February, Mr Trump set a 2 August deadline for the US to withdraw if Russia did not comply with US and Nato demands.
Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended his country's own obligations to the treaty shortly afterwards.
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