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Fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy of Queen’s University in Canada, Non-Resident Fellow at the Russia Program of George Washington University and a Russia Correspondent for Defense News.

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Russia Shares Concerns With the U.S. Regarding China’s Nuclear Rise

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By Maxim Starchak
| Times-Leader Verified
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in May 2026, where he is expected to raise China’s inclusion in arms control discussions. The United States will also address multilateral control at the NPT Conference in New York. Although the United States has long invited China to join nuclear arms control negotiations, China has declined, viewing its nuclear forces as insufficient for disarmament and interpreting arms control as a U.S. effort to secure nuclear superiority.
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U.S., Russia and China’s Nuclear Rise

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By Maxim Starchak
| RealClear Defense
The United States considers the current situation imbalanced: it has complied with arms control agreements, while Russia has violated them and China has expanded its arsenal without joining any agreements Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
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Russia Shares Concerns With the U.S. Regarding China’s Nuclear Rise

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By Maxim Starchak
| RealClear Defense
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in May 2026, where he is expected to raise China’s inclusion in arms control discussions. The United States will also address multilateral control at the NPT Conference in New York. Although the United States has long invited China to join nuclear arms control negotiations, China has declined, viewing its nuclear forces as insufficient for disarmament and interpreting arms control as a U.S. effort to secure nuclear superiority.
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