"The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office. Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years. Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately."
"China's nuclear build-up is a source of great concern in the Pentagon, though it still has far fewer nukes than Russia and the U.S. However, an end to the moratorium on testing could arguably play to China's advantage if Beijing uses the opening to test the weapons it has in development. Russia and the U.S. have both had massive stockpiles for many decades. Russia's stockpile is actually the world's largest, according to most public analyses, though the relevance is negligible since either arsenal is sufficient to end all life on earth."
President Trump claimed the United States has more nuclear weapons than any other country and asserted a complete update and renovation of existing weapons during his first term. He described the destructive power as something he hated to pursue but said he had no choice, placed Russia second and China third with China possibly catching up within five years, and instructed the Department of War to begin testing U.S. nuclear weapons immediately. There have been no public reports of recent full nuclear tests by Russia or China, with North Korea the only country conducting major tests in recent years. China's build-up worries the Pentagon despite fewer warheads, and ending the testing moratorium could advantage China if Beijing resumes tests. The 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty aimed to ban tests to discourage further proliferation.
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