DefenceTalkChina should “significantly” increase military spending and build more nuclear weapons as a response to US President-elect Donald Trump, an editorial in the nationalistic Global Times newspaper said Thursday. China should “build more strategic nuclear arms and accelerate the deployment of the DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile” to protect its interests, should Trump attempt to corner […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-should-build-more-nuclear-arms-to-prepare-for-trump-media-68654/

DefenceTalkPresident-elect Donald Trump called Tuesday for the cancellation of a multi-billion dollar Boeing contract to build the next Air Force One, calling the ballooning costs “ridiculous.” “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!” Trump tweeted. Converting a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-says-new-air-force-one-too-costly-cancel-order-68642/

DefenceTalkAmid an outpouring of condemnation over President-elect Donald Trump’s telephone conversation with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, some prominent US conservatives are commending his decision to take her call. Trump’s conversation with Tsai on Friday broke decades of US diplomatic policy, risking a serious rift with China by calling into question one of Beijing’s self-described […]https://www.defencetalk.com/some-us-conservatives-praise-trump-over-taiwan-phone-call-68638/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday advised NATO countries worried about the arrival of Donald Trump at the White House to talk to the incoming administration to ensure he respects the alliance. During the campaign ultimately won by Trump in a shock victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton, the Republican billionaire said he might think […]https://www.defencetalk.com/talk-to-team-donald-trump-pentagon-to-nato-68586/

DefenceTalkAs a candidate, Donald Trump promised to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, the signature diplomatic breakthrough of Barack Obama’s second term. As president-elect, Trump has been more circumspect, and the United States would face serious international fallout if he made good on his threat. Signed in Vienna in July 2015 and in force since […]https://www.defencetalk.com/can-trump-rip-up-the-iran-deal-easier-said-than-done-68582/

DefenceTalkEuropean Union foreign ministers insisted on Sunday they expected good relations with Donald Trump, after a crisis meeting that Britain, France and Hungary snubbed in a move that exposed rifts over the US president-elect. The ministers said they wanted more details about Republican Trump’s plans following his shock election win, which has sparked anxiety in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-ministers-seek-strong-partnership-with-trump-68580/

DefenceTalkThe United States is continuing to reinforce its military forces in Europe as planned, irrespective of President-elect Donald Trump’s future intentions, the Pentagon said Thursday. Trump, who will take office in January, raised serious concerns in Europe by promising during his campaign that US engagement in NATO under his presidency would be conditional on members’ […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-reinforcing-troops-in-europe-as-planned-68569/

DefenceTalkDonald Trump pledged to massively increase US military spending and swiftly demand a defeat plan of the Islamic State (IS) group if he becomes president, burnishing his defense bona fides Wednesday ahead of a forum with Hillary Clinton. Speaking in Philadelphia, the Republican presidential candidate told supporters that he would ask his generals within the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-seeks-massive-us-military-buildup-is-defeat-plan-68125/

DefenceTalkThe US has long warned its European partners it was losing patience with paying the majority of NATO’s bills. The nomination of Donald Trump has made the threats of a US withdrawal from NATO seem real and present. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has made US dissatisfaction with NATO’s resource and funding gap a major […]https://www.defencetalk.com/would-a-trump-america-walk-away-from-nato-68009/

DefenceTalkThe prospect of Donald Trump winning the US presidency represents a global threat on par with religious militancy destabilizing the world economy, according to British research group EIU. In the latest version of its Global Risk assessment, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked victory for the Republican front-runner at 12 on an index where the current […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-victory-a-major-global-risk-eiu-67074/