The United States does not need more nuclear weapons to deter the combined forces of Russia and China because of its advanced military capabilities. This statement was made on Friday, June 2, by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
This is reported by Reuters. The United States is ready to involve Russia in nuclear risk management and developing an arms control system beyond 2026.
According to Sullivan, the United States intends to comply with the limits on strategic nuclear weapons established in the 2010 New START Treaty, before it expires in 2026. He also expressed a desire to hold arms control talks with both Russia and China.
Sullivan tried to get the attention of his main geopolitical rivals and help close the “big cracks” in the global system built decades on to prevent nuclear war. Despite this, Moscow and Beijing have not yet supported the US proposals.
China, which is in a tense standoff with the United States over Taiwan, has decided not to engage in dialogue with Washington to reduce the risk of conflict. At the same time, the Pentagon announces a possible significant an increase in China’s nuclear arsenal, which could exceed 1,500 warheads by 2035.
Russia, which had threatened to use nuclear weapons in a war against Ukraine, said in February that it was withdrawing from the New START Treaty, a move Washington condemned as “irresponsible and illegal.”
On June 1, the United States stopped sharing information with Russia under the new strategic offensive arms treaty. Russia previously suspended the treaty earlier this year. The treaty limited the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the parties could deploy to 1,550 units. He also set limits on the number of ground-based and underwater-based missilesas well as bombers designed to deliver nuclear warheads, within 700 units.
The adviser stressed that the United States is keen to start negotiations with China without preconditions in order to reduce the risk of conflict. He also noted that the United States is ready to engage in discussions with Russia about a pact on the limitation of strategic arms, which will replace the START Treaty when it expires in February 2026.
“Instead of waiting for all our bilateral differences to be resolved, The United States is ready to involve Russia in nuclear risk management and developing an arms control system beyond 2026. The type of restrictions the United States may agree to once the treaty expires will typically depend on the size and scope of China’s nuclear buildup. That’s why we are also ready to interact with China without preconditions”Sullivan said.
As GLOBAL HAPPENINGS reported earlier, the US State Department said that Russia does not allow US inspection of its nuclear facilities. In doing so, it violates a key nuclear arms control treaty with the White House.
Source: Obozrevatel
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