Paul - try to read a bit further than the headline. Better yet, go to the original.

www.nbcnews.com/news/all/trump-wanted-dramatic-increase-nuclear-arsenal-meeting-military-leaders-n809701

"The president’s comments during the Pentagon meeting in July came in response to a chart shown on the history of the U.S. and Russia’s nuclear capabilities that showed America’s stockpile at its peak in the late 1960s, the officials said. Some officials present said they did not take Trump’s desire for more nuclear weapons to be literally instructing the military to increase the actual numbers. But his comments raised questions about his familiarity with the nuclear posture and other issues, officials said. "

Calling everything that is unflattering to DJT "fake" loses it's impact after the thousandth time.  Actually the scary part is not the increase, but the lack of understanding Trump has of the entire nuclear arsenal and policy overall.