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Trump says US holding talks with Russia and China on denuclearisation

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 03:32 · Archive

Donald Trump confirmed the United States is in discussions with Russia and China about reducing their nuclear arsenals.

US President Donald Trump confirmed the United States is holding talks with Moscow and Beijing aimed at reducing nuclear weapons. 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 denuclearise if possible, but we're actually talking to Russia about that, and we're talking to China about that denuclearisation,' he told the outlet.

Newsmax reported Trump had spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping about denuclearisation. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia has the most stored nuclear warheads, followed by the United States and China, though the US has more deployed warheads than Russia.

Trump's comments come months after the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty expired earlier this year. The New START treaty, signed in 2010, allowed only one extension, which was agreed between former US president Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin for five years. Trump failed to bring China into nuclear arms reduction talks during his first term. Russia suspended its participation in New START during the Biden administration.

Trump says US holding talks with Russia and China on denuclearisation
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In this story: Donald Trump · Vladimir Putin · Xi Jinping · Russia · China · United States

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