President of the United States (USA) Donald Trump said that Washington is holding talks with Moscow and Beijing aimed at the denuclearization of countries with the largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
Russia has the most warheads, followed by the United States and China, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The USA is ahead of Russia in the number of deployed warheads, Reuters reported today.
In an interview with Newsmax, Trump said yesterday that he expects China to “catch up” with the USA on this issue in the next five years.
“The whole thing is a shame, because I would like to see denuclearization if possible, but we are actually talking about it with Russia, and we are talking with China about denuclearization,” Trump said.
Newsmax reported that Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about denuclearization.
According to Reuters, Trump’s statement comes several months after the expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) earlier this year.
The New START, signed in 2010, allowed for only one extension, which was agreed upon by former US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin for five years. The New START expired on February 5, 2026, following Russia’s previous suspension of its participation in 2023. Any further extension would require an executive decision to voluntarily extend the treaty’s limitations.
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