The US should increase the number of nuclear warheads for war with the Russian Federation and China - expert

According to John Bolton, nuclear doctrines and restraint strategies are directed at one main opponent, but now two of them. The United States should review and increase their nuclear arsenal for a possible war with Russia and China. This was stated by American Republican politician and diplomat John Bolton in the column for The Washington Post. According to him, the bipolar world, which existed during the Cold War, has gone into the past.

It was much simpler because the states knew theoretically how to confront the Soviet Union. Now Washington has two potential opponents in nuclear race - the Russian Federation and China. According to Bolton, the continuation of the 2021 treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive weapons by US President Joe Biden was a mistake, and Russian President Vladimir Putin made the world "service" when he stated that his country was terminated in the treaty.

Thus, the Kremlin head outlined the intentions of the Russian Federation. Bolton believes that Russia and China deepen their cooperation. Therefore, Washington and Moscow agreements "Cold War" are dangerous. Yes, SNO did not take into account the tactical nuclear weapons, but only strategic, in which Bolton sees a big problem for the United States. The politician noted that the head of the PRC is probably seeking to increase nuclear assets until it is too late for restraint negotiations.

"The previous bipolar nuclear world was much easier in strategic and operational. He believes that the states now need to review their nuclear doctrine and reorient it to confrontation with two opponents. According to Bolton, even having won nuclear confrontation, the United States will face China. It is also possible to form a nuclear union between the Russian Federation and China against the United States.

In addition, as the expert says, other countries that seek nuclear weapons and consider the US to be their enemy. It is about Iran, North Korea and others. "The future of China's achievement of equal status of a nuclear state and its alliance with nuclear superpowers is a global threat. Thank you, President Putin, for clearly defining urgency," Bolton said. Recall that Putin announced the suspension of the Russian Federation in the Nuclear Weapons Treaty.

The Russian and the USA treaty on the Strategic offensive weapons of S-3 was initially extended until February 2026. The President of the Russian Federation has changed the decision by pointing to US ultimatums and nuclear ambitions of France and the United Kingdom. The EU called on the Russian Federation to return to the nuclear agreement. The European Union calls on Moscow to fulfill the obligations to DSno and not interfere with the inspection of nuclear arsenals of the Russian Federation.