Delegates from the United States, Russia and China -- which together possess more than 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons -- kept each other in check at a nuclear disarmament meeting at the UN in New York.



The delegates spoke on Tuesday at a meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the NPT.



The US delegate noted that the risks of nuclear war and of nuclear proliferation have increased in recent years, and that President Donald Trump "has spoken often about the importance of averting the risk."



The delegate accused China of "rapidly and opaquely building up its nuclear arsenal and threatening global peace and stability," and criticized Russia for developing "novel nuclear weapons."



The Russian representative said the West's infringement upon other countries' core interests has triggered serious strategic risks, including the potentially dangerous threat of a direct armed confrontation between nuclear-armed states.



The Chinese representative, referring to the United States and Russia, claimed the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals must fulfill their special and primary responsibilities for nuclear disarmament.



All three countries acknowledged the importance of the NPT framework itself, which recognizes them as nuclear powers together with Britain and France.