The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources in the administration of current U.S. President Joe Biden, that Washington does not rule out increasing its nuclear arsenal in the future, but the decision in this regard will be made by the elected U.S. President Donald Trump.
According to what the newspaper published, citing a high-ranking unnamed American official: "If the current trend continues and the situation develops negatively, there may be a need to increase the number of deployed American nuclear weapons in the future." The American official claimed that Russia is abandoning arms control" and that China and North Korea are "enhancing their capabilities
The Senior Director for Arms Control at the White House National Security Council, Pranay Vaddi, indicated on June 7 that the United States does not rule out making a decision in the future to increase its nuclear arsenal if necessary.