Nuclear Weapons

US President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing immediately, “on an equal basis” with other countries’ testing programs. If Trump is referring to the resumption of explosive nuclear testing, this would be an extremely unfortunate, regrettable step by the United States. It would almost inevitably…

US President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One helicopter flying to…

WASHINGTON, USA — President Donald Trump said Wednesday, October 29, 2025, that he has instructed U.S. military leaders to restart nuclear weapons testing, signalling a dramatic shift in long-standing American policy and raising concerns about a new global arms race. In a social media post published just before his arrival…

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…