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Donald Trump, who prides himself on being a peacemaker, is going nuclear.

For more than 30 years, the Americans and the Russians – and before that, the Soviets – negotiated over limiting nukes. The theory was simple: Both countries had the power to destroy the world several times over, so why spend untold billions on an endless arms race?

Trump made the announcement just before meeting with the president of China , which is the third-ranking nuclear power, but is quickly catching up.

"Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," the president wrote. Although "we have more nuclear weapons than anybody," he added about testing,

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