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There seems to be more milestones in space. in a general sense, how quickly are the ambitions and how quickly are they rolling through the ambitions? >> sure, thanks for having me, paula. if you look at it on a high level, china wants to become what they call a comprehensive space power. one of the leading in the world. and possibly the leading space station in the world. so, if we get a little more specific, that would include having significant launch capabilities. their own space station, various technology missions and different constellations of various satellites. so basically pretty com...

Russia needs to strengthen the strategic nuclear forces praising their triad launch capabilities. the united states and russia possess 95% of the world's nuclear arsenal. and in recent decades have agreed to reduce weapons, which they have done on a dramatic level since the 1980s. >> let's go right now to david ignatius with this breaking news. vidad, give us your insight on what's going on here. >> a couple of things. first, it's striking that donald trump in his comments to mika did what he often does when he's cornered on something which is he doubled down. after the initial statement yeste...

Learned, hallie, that he was under surveillance by german authorities who suspected him of potentially carrying out a terrorist attack. so there's going to be a lot of revision about some of the key decisions made by authorities but also trying to piece together every aspect of his life. >> nbc news foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. >> one day after meeting with top military offices, president-elect donald trump released a vague twitter post indicating a major shift in u.s. security policy. quote, the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time ...