Trump says he is talking to Russia and China about denuclearization
- Russia has the most stored nuclear warheads followed by the United States and China
President Trump announced ongoing talks with Russia and China concerning denuclearization, aiming to reduce the world's largest nuclear stockpiles, amidst the expiration of the New START treaty.
- Trump's denuclearization discussions with Russia and China.
- The world's largest nuclear weapon stockpiles.
- Expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Washington is holding talks with Moscow and Beijing aimed at denuclearizing the countries with the biggest stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
Russia has the most stored nuclear warheads followed by the United States and China, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The US outpaces Russia on its number of deployed warheads.
During an interview with Newsmax, Trump said he expects China to “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 told the outlet.
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Newsmax reported that Trump had spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping about denuclearization.
Trump’s comments come months after the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty expired earlier this year.
The New START treaty signed in 2010 allowed one single extension, which was agreed by former President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin for five years. Any new extension would require an executive decision to voluntarily extend the limits of the treaty.