President Trump Wants To Discuss 'Arms Race' With China, Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Reuters: Trump to discuss 'arms race' with China, Russia some time in the future

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he will discuss military developments with his counterparts from China and Russia in the future in the hopes of ending what he described as an arms race with the countries.

“I am certain that, at some time in the future, President Xi and I, together with President Putin of Russia, will start talking about a meaningful halt to what has become a major and uncontrollable Arms Race. The U.S. spent 716 Billion Dollars this year. Crazy!” Trump wrote in a tweet, the day after he returned from the Group of 20 meeting in Argentina.

Trump did not provide further details. He signed a $716 billion defense policy bill in August that authorized military spending, strengthened rules to limit Chinese investment in U.S. technology companies and increased spending on missile defenses.

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WNU Editor: Arms races are always expensive .... Trump complains about cost of ‘uncontrollable’ arms race (AP), and President Trump will probably be facing a lot of push-back if he is serious on cutting the defense budget .... Republicans blast Trump’s Pentagon budget cuts as ‘dangerous’ (Military Times).