Is Putin’s nuclear arsenal in danger? Trump made a dramatic announcement
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US President Donald Trump said Monday he discussed limiting nuclear weapons with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including plans to involve China in denuclearization efforts.
China to also be involved
“We are talking about limiting nuclear weapons. We will get China into that,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We have the most. Russia has the second most, and China has third.” He said Beijing is behind Washington and Moscow but underlined its growing nuclear capabilities. “China is way behind, but they will catch us in five years,” he said.
Russia and the US together possess around 90% of all nuclear weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in Stockholm, Sweden. It estimates that China currently has at least 600 nuclear warheads. “I think the denuclearization is a very … big game, but Russia’s willing to do it, and I think China’s going to be willing to do it,” Trump told reporters separately while hosting South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung.