Nuclear Weapons

An unarmed AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile is released from a B-52H Stratofortress over the Utah Test and Training Range during a Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program sortie, 80miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., September 22, 2014. | Photo Credit: US AIR FORCE US President Donald Trump ordered the…

President Donald Trump has instructed his defense department to resume nuclear weapons testing “immediately.” Trump made the announcement via Truth Social on Wednesday night, just before his highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. “The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country,” Trump…

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October 29, 2025 / 11:27 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — President Trump directed the Pentagon on Wednesday to resume testing of nuclear weapons "on an equal basis" with other countries' tests, possibly ending a decades-long U.S. pause that stretches back to the end of the Cold War. The…

Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to immediately start matching other nuclear powers in their testing of nuclear weapons, specifically citing Russia and China. In a post to Truth Social, Trump said “because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear…

World U.S. President Donald Trump, ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, said he has instructed the Department of Defence to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons on an "equal basis" with other nuclear powers. Announcement came on social media, ahead of Trump's meeting with Chinese President…

Updated 30 October 2025 at 10:08 IST The US President Donald Trump, ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, said he has instructed the Department of Defense to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons on an "equal basis" with other nuclear powers. Follow :   Donald Trump…

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday night, Donald Trump announced that he’s bringing back nuclear weapons tests after the U.S. ended the practice 33 years ago. As Trump put it, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons…

Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years Getty Images President Donald Trump has called on US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China. "Because of other countries testing programs,…

Home / World AFP 30 Oct, 2025 02:03 AM 4 mins to read NZ Herald Morning News Update | Donald Trump and Chris Luxon meet, new sanctions target Russia’s shadow fleet. US President Donald Trump today announced the resumption of US nuclear weapons testing, minutes ahead of his first face-to-face…