US EditionU.S. Says New Nuclear Deal Should Include China, Accuses Beijing of Secret Tests
The US urges updated nuclear arms talks including China, citing concerns over China's growing arsenal expected to reach 1,000 warheads by 2030, following New START expiry.
- On Friday, the United States urged three-way talks with Russia and China after New START expired, and US under secretary of state for arms control presented a plan in Geneva.
- Rising frictions included Russia's rejection of inspections, SIPRI says China's arsenal has grown by about 100 warheads yearly since 2023, and Rubio urges broader involvement.
- DiNanno, US under secretary of state for arms control, accused Beijing of secret `nuclear explosive tests` and said China's arsenal has `no limits, no transparency, no declarations, and no controls`.
- Beijing reiterated it would not join nuclear disarmament negotiations `at this stage`, while Russia proposed including Britain and France, and Britain's ambassador argued talks should focus on China, Russia, and the US, and France urged credible measures to reduce nuclear risks.
- US officials also noted that President Donald Trump rejected Putin's proposal to extend New START and called Thursday for a 'new, improved and modernised treaty'.
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Today's key news items include: 1) US and Iranian negotiators held separate talks with Oman's foreign minister in Muscat on Friday, attempting to reach a diplomatic solution to the US demand that the Iranian regime abandon its nuclear ambitions and stop its brutal crackdown on protesters. 2) The US seeks a trilateral arms control agreement with China and Russia, claiming Beijing conducted a secret nuclear test. 3) The Winter Olympics opened in I…
U.S. says new nuclear deal should include China, accuses Beijing of secret tests
The United States on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, as it accused Beijing of conducting secret nuclear tests and dramatically swelling its arsenal.
The United States on Friday called for trilateral talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, as the last treaty between Washington and Moscow expired on Thursday.
The United States wants trilateral talks with Russia and China on setting new limits on nuclear weapons, after the last agreement between the world's two largest nuclear powers, the United States and Russia, expired. The Chinese government has already refused to participate in disarmament talks "at this stage", while Russia has suggested that other nuclear-armed states such as Britain and France be included. "Arms control can...
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