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Thursday
Dec222016

Senator Markey: Trump Is Wrong About Expanding U.S. Nuclear Capabilities, Will Make World a More Dangerous Place

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (Democrat-Massachusetts, pictured left) has called on President-elect Donald J. Trump to commit to reducing bloated U.S. nuclear weapons spending and avoid new nuclear arms race with Russia.

See Markey's press release.

See Markey's letter to Trump.

Last week, Senators Markey and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Mr. Donald Trump calling on him to strengthen our system of alliances, including NATO and the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty, and long-standing nuclear nonproliferation policies. (emphasis added)