President Trump says the US will pull out of a nuclear treaty
24 October 2018
Donald Trump said this week that the US will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, saying both Russia and China possess the missiles it bans
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Trump pulling the US out of a nuclear treaty is anything but smart
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