US in ‘denuclearisation’ talks with Russia and China: Trump

The US and Russia each have more than 4,000 warheads. China is set to catch up with them within five years, Trump says.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct 2026The United States is engaged in talks with Russia and China regarding nuclear disarmament, President Donald Trump has announced.Trump said on Thursday that China – which lags behind the US and Russia in terms of the number of warheads it has – is racing to catch up. He added during an interview with US broadcaster Newsmax that Washington is discussing with its peers a route to “denuclearise”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russian nuclear-capable bomber plane crashes, killing six peoplelist 2 of 3What is the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ US could use in Iran?list 3 of 3Russia, China veto UN mandate to monitor Iran sanctionsend of listChina’s nuclear stockpile of about 620 warheads is dwarfed by those of the US and Russia, which each have more than 4,000, but Trump said he thinks China will “catch up” within five years.“The whole thing is a shame because I’d love to denuclearise if possible,” Trump said. “We’re actually talking ⁠to Russia about that, and ⁠we’re talking to China about that denuclearisation.”China doesn’t seem ...