The United States wanted Russia’s help to protect against China’s nuclear threat

The US Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Robert Wood, said the United States wants Russia’s help to engage China in nuclear arms control negotiations. On Wednesday, January 22, reports Reuters.

“China’s nuclear stocks, according to our estimates, will double over the next 10 years, now is the time to hold this trilateral discussion,” Wood said. He added that the secrecy of Chinese actions poses a threat to strategic stability, which the negotiations promoted by Washington can be a defense against.

Earlier, the US stated that it had withdrawn from the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty) with Russia, including due to the uncontrollably developing China missile program. Beijing, for its part, has repeatedly refused participate in negotiations on a new nuclear deal with Russia and the United States, initiated by US President Donald Trump. It was noted that, according to the American leader, arms control should extend to Russia and China, and “all [их] weapons, all warheads, all missiles. ”