A 12 Out of 10: Trump and Xi’s Big Meeting; A New Nuclear Arms Race?

President Trump wrapped up his Asia tour with a high-stakes stop in South Korea, where he held a “12 out of 10” meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping. The two leaders met for nearly two hours to cool tensions over trade, fentanyl and the war in Ukraine. Trump said the talks led to a lot of “finalization,” even if nothing official was signed. So what actually came out of it? Host Yasmin Vossoughian is joined by NBC News foreign correspondent Janis Mackey Frayer. Plus, in a shocking announcement last night, President Trump ordered the Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with other nations. After more than 30 years since the U.S. last confirmed nuclear testing, a federal site in Nevada could see these tests resume. The announcement comes as China and Russia appear to be leveraging up their weapons’ supplies. NBC News chief Washington and foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell joins the podcast to answer the question: Are we re-entering a Cold War?

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