U.S. Defense Secretary Austin, Australian Defense Minister Marles and British Defense Minister Wallace meet at the Pentagon in Washington © Thomson Reuters
Reuters: Russia is expanding its nuclear arsenal, U.S. Defense Secretary says
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska (Reuters) - Russia is expanding and modernizing its nuclear arsenal, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday, at a time Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly suggested he could use nuclear weapons to protect Russia.
"Russia is also modernizing and expanding its nuclear arsenal," Austin said at a ceremony for the incoming commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the United States' nuclear arsenal.
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