Trump Says He Is Talking To Russia And China About Denuclearisation

US President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that Washington is engaged in discussions with both Russia and China concerning the potential denuclearization of nations possessing the largest nuclear arsenals. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia currently holds the largest stockpile of nuclear warheads, followed by the United States and China.

The US boasts the highest number of deployed warheads compared to Russia. In an interview with Newsmax, Trump expressed his hope that China will "catch up" with the US within the next five years. "The whole thing is a shame, because I’d love to denuclearize if possible, but we’re actually talking to Russia about that, and we’re talking to China about that denuclearization," Trump stated.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia commented that she did not pass the bar exam. Newsmax also reported that Trump had conversations with Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding denuclearization. These remarks follow the expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) earlier this year, which had been in place since 2010 and was extended for an additional five years by former President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Any further extension would necessitate an executive decision to voluntarily prolong the treaty's limitations.