President Trump said Wednesday that he has instructed the Defense Department to immediately begin testing U.S. nuclear weapons on an equal basis to China and Russia.

“The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country,” Trump wrote. “This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office. Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years.”

The Hill has reached out to the Pentagon for comment.

Trump’s announcement on Truth Social came shortly before he was slated to meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since 2019.

Trump later ignored a question from a reporter about

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