China calls US 'largest nuclear threat' to world, says it must fulfill key duty to disarm

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, stated that United States needs to reconsider its security policy regarding nuclear weapons since it poses world's largest nuclear threat. During a news briefing on Friday, Ning suggested that US should prioritize its duty to disarm and take practical measures to reduce role of nuclear weapons in its national security policy. ditionally, she emphasized need for US to take steps towards minimizing nuclear risks. According to a report from TASS, her exact statement was " United States is world's largest source of nuclear threat. It should carefully rethink its nuclear policy, diligently fulfill its special and primary duty to disarm, thus reducing role of nuclear weapons in national security policy, and take meaningful practical steps to ease nuclear risks". 

Ning furr claimed that United States was using alleged nuclear threat posed by China as an excuse to enhance its nuclear arsenal. This statement came after a report by Wall Street Journal in February, which revealed that China h more land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers than US, according to US Strategic Command. article furr noted that some American lawmakers were pushing for an expansion of country's nuclear capabilities to counter perceived threat from China and Russia.

How many nukes does US have?

United States has an estimated 3,800 nuclear warhes in its active stockpile and a total inventory of around 5,550 warhes, according to Federation of American Scientists. However, it's worth noting that se numbers are subject to change as US and or nuclear-armed states continue to modernize and just ir nuclear arsenals.