According to a video posted on Al Jazeera, on Wednesday June 17, 2026, President Trump compared the nuclear arsenals of the United States, Russia, and China while discussing broader concerns about nuclear proliferation following the conflict with Iran.
He said the United States holds the largest nuclear arsenal, followed by Russia, with China trailing behind but expected to close the gap within several years.
Trump said he would welcome a future agreement among major nuclear powers to reduce stockpiles, describing the current scale of global nuclear weapons as far beyond what is necessary.
He said one major power had expressed openness to discussing reductions, while another had shown less interest.
The remarks came during a broader discussion of the newly signed agreement with Iran, which Trump said includes commitments preventing Tehran from producing or acquiring a nuclear weapon through any means.
He said preventing smaller or unstable nations from gaining nuclear capability remained a priority, even as larger established powers maintained their own stockpiles.
In his words, Donald Trump said, “We have the most. Russia has second. China is very far behind but going to catch up, unfortunately.
“You know they’re catching up, but we have the most. We have the most powerful, but we also have the most. But Russia’s not far behind. And then you have China in third place, but within five years they’ll be probably even.
“And we ought to make a denuclearization deal. That would be so great. We don’t need to be able to blow up the whole world three hundred times over,” he said.
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