President Donald Trump said on Oct. 15 that he is discussing denuclearization with the leaders of China and Russia, but suggested Beijing may be less willing to pursue it because of its smaller nuclear arsenal.
In an interview with Newsmax, Trump said China is “substantially behind” the United States in its nuclear stockpile but could catch up 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,” the president said.
When asked if he was holding discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin about denuclearization, Trump confirmed that he was but did not elaborate….