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Russia, China and US discuss curbs on AI in nuclear arsenals, report says

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The South China Morning Post reported that Russia, China and the United States are discussing a mutual commitment to restrict the use of AI in nuclear arsenals, ahead of a planned trilateral summit next week on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen. Working-level negotiating teams have focused on guardrails for AI in nuclear command-and-control systems, and diplomats are reportedly also working toward a joint declaration that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. Russia is cautious about formal curbs on nuclear command systems, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was exchanging agenda proposals with Washington and Beijing.

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According to the report, negotiators narrowed the summit agenda to areas of potential consensus and focused on guardrails for AI in nuclear command-and-control systems.

When
11 Nov 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0845
Where
Russia, China, United States
Who
Kremlin; Dmitry Peskov

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WTA-N-2026-0845: “Russia, China and US discuss curbs on AI in nuclear arsenals, report says.” wheresthe.ai, 11 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ru-russia-china-and-us-discuss-curbs-on-ai-in-nuclear-arsena-2026-11/ (source: The Moscow Times).

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