washington president donald trump say thursday want ensure u.s. nuclear arsenal top pack say unite state fall behind weapons capacity reuters interview trump also say china could solve national security challenge pose north korea easily want ratchet pressure beijing exert influence rein pyongyang increasingly bellicose action trump also express support european union govern body say totally favor first time president express preference two-state solution israeli-palestinian conflict say would satisfy whatever make two side happy trump also predict efforts pressure nato ally pay defense ease burden u.s. budget would reap dividends owe lot money say first comment u.s. nuclear arsenal since take office jan. 20 trump ask december tweet say unite state must greatly strengthen expand nuclear capacity time world come sense regard nuke trump say interview would like see world nuclear weapons express concern unite state fall behind nuclear weapon capacity first one would like see ... nobody nuke never go fall behind country even friendly country never go fall behind nuclear power would wonderful dream would country would nuke countries go nuke go top pack trump say russia 7,000 warheads unite state 6,800 accord ploughshares fund anti-nuclear group russia unite state far weapons necessary deter nuclear attack another nuclear-armed country say daryl kimball executive director independent arm control association non-profit group new strategic arm limitation treaty know new start unite state russia require february 2018 countries must limit arsenals strategic nuclear weapons equal level 10 years treaty permit countries 800 deploy non-deployed land-based intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missile launchers heavy bombers equip carry nuclear weapons contain equal limit nuclear weapons analysts question whether trump want abrogate new start would begin deploy warheads interview trump call new start one-sided deal another bad deal country make whether start whether iran deal ... go start make good deal say unite state midst trillion 30-year modernization age ballistic missile submarine bombers land-based missiles trump also complain russian deployment ground-based cruise missile violation 1987 treaty ban land-based american russian intermediate-range missiles big deal say trump hold possibility warm u.s. relations russia ask would raise issue putin trump say would meet say meet schedule yet putin speak behind desk oval office trump express concern north korea ballistic missile test say accelerate missile defense system u.s. ally japan south korea among many options available talk lot trump say ask missile defense system see happen dangerous situation china end quickly opinion china make clear oppose north korea nuclear missile program repeatedly call denuclearization korean peninsula return negotiations pyongyang world power efforts change pyongyang behavior sanction historically fail largely china fear severe measure could trigger collapse north korean state send refugees stream across border trump meet japanese prime minister shinzo abe early month florida interrupt ballistic missile launch north korea trump completely rule possibly meet north korean leader kim jong un point future certain circumstances suggest might late late angry do frankly take care obama administration say accord japanese news report japanese government plan start debate deployment u.s. missile defense system know terminal high altitude area defense thaad land-based aegis ashore missile defense system improve capability counter north korean ballistic missiles strength trump remark favor eu take brussels officials surprise support britain vote last summer exit eu totally favor trump say eu think wonderful happy favor it statements others administration suggest europeans see little value union trump last month call vehicle germany trump want make sure u.s. nuclear arsenal 'top pack