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We need a [ UNKNOWN ] defence shield. Donald Trump has long been fascinated by the power of nuclear weapons. In one of his first major interviews on politics, Trump told a reporter from the Washington Post in 1984, that his dream was to become the lead negotiator for the U. S. on a nuclear arms deal with the Soviets. It would take an hour and a half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles, he said. I think I know most of it anyway. Trump usually credits that knowledge to his Uncle John, a physicist at MIT. Having nuclear, my uncle was a great professor in scientist and engineer Dr. John Trump at MIT. Good genes very good genes okay? But to critics his understanding is thin enough to be a serious concern. At a 2015 debate in the Republican Primary, Trump seemed stumped by the concept of the nuclear triad, the defense system in which the US maintains missiles that can be fired from land, sea, or air. That is the single biggest problem that our country faces. Of the three legs of the triad though, do you have a priority. Do you want to go to Senator Rubio after that? To me, nuclear, the power, the devastation is very important to me. And he's made some provocative comments about nuclear weapons over the years. Let me talk about some of the issues. One is North Korea and you say that you, as President, would be willing to launch a pre- emptive strike against North Korea's nuclear capability. First, I'd negotiate. I would negotiate like crazy and I'd make sure we tried to get the best deal possible. And can you tell the Middle East we're not using any nuclear weapons? I would never say that. I would never take any of my cards off the table. How about Europe? We won't use them in Europe. I'm not going to take it off the table. You might use it in Europe? No. I don't think but I'm not taking-- Well just say it. I'm never going to use a nuclear weapon. I. In Europe. I am not taking cards off the table. I'm not gonna use nukes- Okay. But I'm not taking any cards- Okay, so trouble is the- During the campaign, both Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama argue that he shouldn't be trusted with the nuclear arsenal. A man you can bait with a tweet, is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons. [ APPLAUSE ] Apparently, his campaign has taken away his Twitter. If somebody can't handle a Twitter account, they can't handle the nuclear code. But now that Trump is president, he's continued making provocative comments about nuclear war. North Korea. Best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. 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