Nuclear Weapons

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…

US President Donald Trump speaks to reproters at the White House. — Reuters/File US President Donald Trump, ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, said he has told the Department of Defence to “immediately resume testing nuclear weapons on an equal basis” with other nuclear powers.…

GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had instructed the Defense Department to “immediately” start testing nuclear weapons "on an equal basis" with other nations. “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal…

(FILES) US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, defying US President…