Donald Trump has called for the US to "greatly strengthen and expand" its nuclear arsenal.
The president-elect, who takes office next month, said the US must take such action "until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes".
He spoke hours after President Vladimir Putin said Russia needs to bolster its military nuclear potential.
The US has 7,100 nuclear weapons and Russia has 7,300, according to the US nonpartisan Arms Control Association.
During Mr Trump's campaign he told a Fox News interviewer that Japan and South Korea should consider arming themselves with nuclear weapons in order to defend against North Korea without help from the US.
He later retracted that statement, saying that Hillary Clinton had lied about his foreign policy position.
Mr Trump's announcement, which came via Twitter, was published in a string of several tweets on Thursday morning.
Mr Trump also wrote to criticise a resolution being considered at the United Nations and to reiterate his vow to "drain the swamp" - a reference to corruption in Washington DC.
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