Nuclear Weapons

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks at a meeting. — Reuters/File The nuclear weapons testing ordered by US President Donald Trump will not involve nuclear explosions at this time, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday. "I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests," Wright said…

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News / Republic Videos / Global Videos / 'You'll Find Out Soon,' Is Trump Still Unclear On Nuclear Testing, Or Is He Hiding Something? Published Nov 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM IST Show Quick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed US President Donald Trump has reignited global nuclear tensions by ordering…

President Donald Trump said this week that he wants the Defense Department to begin testing nuclear weapons "immediately," but experts say that's wishful thinking. The U.S. has only one location where such testing could take place, an underground facility at the former Nevada Nuclear Test Site near Las Vegas. Preparing…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered a baffling defense Friday for President Donald Trump’s directive to resume nuclear testing. Following a meeting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, Hegseth said his agency would work with the U.S. Department of Energy on just how they would carry…

This is an adapted excerpt from the Oct. 30 episode of “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.” Just before his big meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, Donald Trump made a surprise announcement, writing on Truth Social: “I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called President Donald Trump's directive to restart testing nuclear weapons in the United States "weakness masquerading in strength." "Look, this is weakness masquerading in strength. This is classic Trump and Trumpism. This guy is historically weak, and these are acts of a weak person…

Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here's what that would mean President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades. But what would that involve? A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: President Trump said on Thursday that he wants to test…

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US President Donald Trump gestures to the press as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on October 30, 2025. — Reuters  US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the…