Donald Trump denuclearisation plan: US President speaks to Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin about weapons

US President Donald Trump has revealed hopes for denuclearisation after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the US “could blow up the world 150 times”, something he says there is “no need for”.

Speaking with Central Asian leaders in the White House, Mr Trump said: “My doctrine would be denuclearisation”.

“We have enough nuclear.

“We’re number one, Russia’s number two, China’s number three - way behind - but they’ll be even in four or five years, they’re working overtime on nuclear weapons.

“I think that denuclearisation would be a great thing.

“We (United States) could blow up the world 150 times. There’s no need for this.”

Mr Trump said he had spoken to both Russia and China about his hopes to denuclearise, saying the money, for all countries, would be better spent elsewhere.

“I’ve spoken to President Putin about it, I’ve spoken to President Xi about it,” Mr Trump revealed.

“Everybody would like to spend all of that money on other things. Things that can benefit people now.

“I think something like that could happen.”

Mr Trump said he wants peace around the world, something he wants to achieve through his “peace through strength” ethos, saying he is confident it will happen.

Mr Trump’s comments about using Government funds spent on nuclear weapons on “things that can benefit people now” come amid growing concerns over the level of US Government debt.

The US Government has over $US38 trillion ($AU58,682,260,000,000) in debt, as of October 2025.

The proposed US military budget for FY2026, which includes nuclear weapons spending, is around $US961 billion ($1.48 trillion).

During Mr Trump’s meeting with Central Asian leaders, he signed a $US135 billion Trade and Economic Deal between the United States and Uzbekistan.