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Its not just about the number of warheads. The majority of China's missile force are not capable of reaching the US. The number of deployed ICBMs is limited and probably comparable in throw-weight to the UK or France. Of course that is changing and China is capable of reaching US and Russia numbers. In such a scenario they could be more willing to engage in discussions. Also all of China's heavy silo-based ICBMs are old vulnerable designs, they are moving towards small road-mobile ICBMs, so it would likely be easier to convince them to get rid of their heavy ICBMs than restrict their new road-mobiles.