US Senator Says China Must Be Part of Nuclear Arms Control Talks
Deb Fischer, chair of Senate subcommittee overseeing US nuclear arsenal, says China has to be involved in any future treaty negotiations
L'essentiel
- Republican Senator Deb Fischer, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee, says China must be involved in nuclear arms control treaty negotiations.
- The US has been trying to bring China into the New Start treaty, which expired in February, but China has refused to participate, insisting it has no intention of engaging in an arms race.
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Pourquoi c'est important
The New Start treaty, the world's last remaining binding nuclear arms control agreement, expired in February 2026. The US has been trying to bring China into the agreement, a stance both President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio have echoed. China has repeatedly stated it will not participate in a new nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia.
China "has to be involved" in nuclear arms control talks, while the US must step up its nuclear modernisation, including deploying more bombers, a senator responsible for overseeing American strategic forces said on Monday.
"We need to be able to have a verifiable [treaty] and ensure accountability under treaties, and have them enforced with Russia and with China," said Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican and chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee.
The US has been trying to bring China into the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New Start), the world's last remaining binding nuclear arms control agreement, which expired in February, a stance both US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have echoed on multiple occasions.
However, China has repeatedly stated that it will not participate in a new nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia, whilst insisting that it has no intention of engaging in an arms race with any country.
Analysts believe it is seeking parity with the other two before it agrees to talk.
Questions ouvertes
- Will China eventually agree to nuclear talks?
- What specific nuclear modernisation steps will the US take?
- How will the absence of a binding treaty affect global nuclear stability?
