MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton opposes current administration's plans to upgrade nuclear arsenal, local media reported, citing a leaked audio recording.
"The last thing we need are sophisticated cruise missiles that are nuclear armed," Clinton said at a fundraiser in February, as quoted by The Hill newspaper.
She added that new nuclear arms race was a very threatening scenario, according to the political daily.
The United States is modernizing its nuclear Triad with particular emphasis on US Air Force needs. In October 2015, Northrop Grumman, a US global aerospace and defense technology company, was awarded a development contract to build the next generation B-21 strategic bomber, while Lockheed Martin and Boeing said they planned to submit proposals to develop the new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System (ICBM), now called the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD).
