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CNN: US wants new nuclear weapons to counter Russia but says there is no arms race

By CNN.

Published Feb. 25, 2020 at 9:50 am

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper delivers a speech during a full honors welcome ceremony on the parade grounds at the Pentagon, on July 25, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.

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During a visit to US Strategic Command last week, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper oversaw a “tabletop” war game exercise where Russian military forces used a “tactical” nuclear weapon against NATO territory during a conflict in Europe, prompting the US to launch a retaliatory nuclear strike