Trump’s statement came as he touted the US’s position as a global military superpower, conceding that while the country is leading in nuclear weapon development, it would be “horrible” to use them.
“We're the No. 1 nuclear power, which I hate to admit because it's so horrible. It's such a horrible situation if it ever has to be used,” he said. “Russia's second. China's a distant third. But they'll catch us within four or five years. They want to catch us, and they'll be able to catch us.”
“We're maybe working on a plan to denuclearize the three of us. We'll see if that works,” he added.
Recently, Trump ordered the Pentagon to resume the testing of nuclear weapons, which, if it is pushed through, will be the first to be conducted since 1992.
This move came amid an informal global moratorium on nuclear testing, and after Trump accused Russia and China of covert underground nuclear testing.
While watching out for its competitors, the US has never lost a war, Trump said.
“Never lost a war. We still don't lose wars. We just sometimes don't fight to win,” he said.
“We'll stay around the country for 15 years, just bomb the hell out of everybody, make everybody miserable. Nobody knows why we're there.”
