Trump asked congressmen not to cut the military budget because of the threat from Russia and China
According to him, America needs to upgrade its nuclear arsenal.
He noted that at this stage the idea of a nuclear-free world is unattainable.
He also spoke out against cuts in the country's defense budget.
The agency recalls that the threat of military budget sequestration arose from the fact that the Republicans and Democrats could not agree among themselves on the approval of a full-fledged budget for the 2018 fiscal year, which began even 4 a month ago. So that the government’s activity has not stopped, lawmakers are forced to enact laws on the temporary financing of federal ministries and departments. The validity of the next (already the fourth) delay expires on February 8.
As for the Pentagon, members of Congress at the end of 2017 of the year approved the country's maximum level of military spending in the amount of almost $ 700 billion for the current fiscal year. However, the bill on the allocation of these funds has not yet been approved.
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