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Donald Trump: “Russia has second [most nuclear weapons]. China is very far…”

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President Trump holds a press conference at G7 summit — 6/17/2026

Published | Video Starts at 16:22

Not the highest, but it would have been a very high level. We have much bigger, but we hope that we're never going to have to use it. We have the most. Russia has second [most nuclear weapons]. China is very far behind, but going to catch up. Unfortunately, you know, they're catching up, but we have the most. We have the most powerful, but we also have the most. But Russia is not far behind. (16:22–16:28)

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Asserts that Russia has the second most nuclear weapons, and China is catching up.

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