Sanders: Many Americans Are Concerned About Trump’s Support for More Countries to Have Nukes

SANDERS Let me change ░░░░░░░░ subject As you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ your opening remarks more ░░░░░░░░ 60 percent of DoE ░░░░░░░░ budget deals with nuclear ░░░░░░░░ and I think many ░░░░░░░░ were concerned about President ░░░░░░░░ Trump s remarks regarding ░░░░░░░░ or supporting more countries ░░░░░░░░ the world to get ░░░░░░░░ weapons The United States ░░░░░░░░ Democratic and Republican administrations ░░░░░░░░ many many decades now ░░░░░░░░ been strong in saying ░░░░░░░░ we want not to ░░░░░░░░ testing nuclear weapons Can ░░░░░░░░ give us some insurance ░░░░░░░░ you are within the ░░░░░░░░ and saying that testing ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons is a ░░░░░░░░ idea PERRY Senator what ░░░░░░░░ can tell you is ░░░░░░░░ think it s really ░░░░░░░░ for the United States ░░░░░░░░ have a nuclear arsenal ░░░░░░░░ is modern that is ░░░░░░░░ At this particular point ░░░░░░░░ time I think if ░░░░░░░░ had General Klotz here ░░░░░░░░ would tell you that ░░░░░░░░ s probably the case ░░░░░░░░ The question was dealing ░░░░░░░░ nuclear testing PERRY Yes ░░░░░░░░ SANDERS Will you support ░░░░░░░░ ban on nuclear testing ░░░░░░░░ That s where I ░░░░░░░░ getting to Obviously the ░░░░░░░░ that we have at ░░░░░░░░ DoE the scientists in ░░░░░░░░ private sector I m ░░░░░░░░ to rely upon their ░░░░░░░░ of whether there is ░░░░░░░░ technical ability to use ░░░░░░░░ technology that we have ░░░░░░░░ I think anyone would ░░░░░░░░ of the opinion that ░░░░░░░░ we don t ever ░░░░░░░░ to test another nuclear ░░░░░░░░ that would be a ░░░░░░░░ thing not just for ░░░░░░░░ United States but for ░░░░░░░░ world.”