Trump declares denuclearisation his doctrine, citing dangers of expanding arsenals

US President Donald Trump framed denuclearisation as a foreign-policy priority, listing the world’s nuclear powers in order and warning that “we could blow up the world 150 times.”

Speaking at a dinner with Central Asian countries, the American leader said that he has already discussed the issue with Russia and China, Caliber.Az reports.

“My doctrine would be denuclearisation because we have enough nuclear,” Trump noted, recalling a recent meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping in South Korea.

He emphasised that the United States ranks first in nuclear armaments, Russia is second, and China is third.

“We're number one. Russia's number two. China's number three, way behind, but they'll be even in four or five years. They're, you know, working overtime on nuclear weapons. I think that denuclearization would be a great thing. We could blow up the world 150 times. There's no need for this,” the president said.

Trump also expressed hope that he could reach a common understanding on denuclearisation with the leaders of the countries mentioned.

“I've spoken to President Putin about it. I've spoken to President Xi about it. and everybody would like to spend all of that money on other things, people that really, you know, things that can benefit people now,” the US president added.

Concluding the topic, Trump reiterated that he expects to agree on denuclearisation with China and Russia, and said he wants “peace all over the world,” to which he added the parties are already “very close.”

Recent data show that the United States, Russia and China are accelerating nuclear modernisation simultaneously, contributing to what researchers describe as a new era of global nuclear buildup.

This trend was highlighted in a 2025 assessment by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which noted significant increases in deployed and stockpiled warheads among the three major powers.

China, in particular, is rapidly expanding its arsenal—building new missile silos and increasing long-range strike capabilities at a pace faster than previously projected by U.S. defence officials.

Meanwhile, Russia continues to prioritise nuclear readiness and strategic deterrence, maintaining the world’s largest stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons and investing heavily in long-range systems despite ongoing geopolitical isolation.

By Jeyhun Aghazada