Trump Comments on China, US, and Russia's Nuclear Forces, Accidentally Leaking Top-Secret Intelligence: Beijing Will Catch Up in Just Five Years!

On June 17, the G7 Summit was held in France. During a press conference at the summit, Trump inadvertently disclosed intelligence from the Pentagon. He stated that the United States possesses the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, with Russia ranking second. China is actively expanding its nuclear capabilities and could catch up with the U.S. within five years. He also mentioned that the U.S. hopes to sign agreements with both Russia and China to reduce nuclear weapons.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)’s annual report released in June 2026, as of January 2026, the global total number of nuclear warheads was approximately 12,187. Russia had 5,420 warheads, ranking first; the United States had 5,042, ranking second. Together, the two countries accounted for about 86% of the world’s total nuclear arsenal. How many does China have? That remains truly a mystery.

SIPRI forecasts in its report that by around 2030, the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles deployed by China may approach levels comparable to those of the U.S. and Russia—this is precisely what has genuinely unsettled the Pentagon.

SIPRI notes that China is constructing three large-scale missile silo complexes in the north, continuing construction of dozens of new silos in mountainous areas in the east. At the same time, it is advancing development of nuclear-powered submarines and long-range ballistic missiles, further perfecting its triad nuclear deterrence system across land, sea, and air.

At the G7 summit, Trump proposed jointly reducing nuclear arsenals with China and Russia. On the surface, this sounds like a call for peace, but the real message is clear: the U.S. does not want China to catch up. If genuine nuclear disarmament were pursued, the U.S. and Russia should be the ones cutting their arsenals first.

Yet the U.S. logic runs in reverse—first pulling China into negotiations, setting an artificial ceiling for China’s nuclear forces, and forcing China to "disarm itself." This has been the Pentagon’s true strategy all along.

The issue is that China’s response has been unequivocal: there is no parity in scale—what’s the point of talking? Over 90% of the world’s nuclear warheads are held by the U.S. and Russia. Until these two nations first reduce their arsenals down to China’s level, how can they demand China join negotiations?

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1868391847282820/

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