And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the latest tweet from donald trump is grabbing attention around the world. The President Elect wrote that the United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. He said that process would continue until the world came to its senses. However, a spokesman has said mr trump was actually referring to the need to prevent nuclear proliferation. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. America and russia still hold more than 90 of the worlds nuclear stockpiles, both able to deliver destruction on a massive scale, by ground, sea or air. For a quarter of a century, they have been reducing their nuclear arsenal. But the question now, is the arms race about to resume . Tonight, President Elect donald trump tweeted it caught many by surprise, including the obama administration. I cant speak for what the President Elects nuclear views, or his policy g
And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the latest tweet from donald trump is grabbing attention around the world. The President Elect wrote that the United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. He said that process would continue until the world came to its senses. However, a spokesman has said mr trump was actually referring to the need to prevent nuclear proliferation. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. America and russia still hold more than 90 of the worlds nuclear stockpiles, both able to deliver destruction on a massive scale, by ground, sea or air. For a quarter of a century, they have been reducing their nuclear arsenal. But the question now, is the arms race about to resume . Tonight, President Elect donald trump tweeted it caught many by surprise, including the obama administration. I cant speak for what the President Elects nuclear views, or his policy g