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US-Russia-China denuclearization talks 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 16
OCT 16 · Day 1
Trump says US in denuclearisation talks with Russia and China
US President Donald Trump announced that the United States is engaged in talks with Russia and China regarding nuclear disarmament.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Russia and the US together possess an estimated 86 percent of all nuclear weapons globally.
According to SIPRI, China has the third largest nuclear arsenal, having expanded it to 620 warheads in the past year.