U.S. to withdraw from arms control deal
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The Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Open Skies Treaty deepens concerns that the U.S. may not extend the New START – the only remaining treaty capping the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals
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NUCLEAR-ARMED STATES: Estimated number of warheads, 2019 

Russia  1,461 4,490 2,000 6,490
U.S.    1,365 3,800 2,385 6,185
France    300
China     290
UK        200
Pakistan  160 
India     140
Israel    90*
N. Korea  30
               
1550: Limit of deployed strategic warheads agreed by U.S. and Russia under New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)
    
Retired (awaiting dismantling)
Stockpile (assigned for potential use)
Deployed
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Editor of state-owned Global Times newspaper has called for China to expand stockpile to 1,000 nuclear weapons, including 100 DF-41 – new ICBM capable of hitting U.S. (pictured)
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President Donald Trump has called on China to join U.S. and Russia in talks on arms control accord to replace New START treaty, which is due to expire in February – Beijing has not accepted

 *Existence not acknowledged by Israel
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Sources: Arms Control Association, Associated Press Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS