Trump orders US Defense Department to 'immediately' resume nuclear weapons testing on 'equal basis' with other powers.

US president references China and Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President Xi Jinping

"Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately,"…

The testing is necessary to keep pace with weapons programmes in China and Russia, according to Trump.

The U.S. has not conducted a physical nuclear test since 1992 after President George H.W. Bush entered into a unilateral moratorium on nuclear weapons testing.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States would "immediately" begin testing its nuclear weapons arsenal.

Donald Trump said the United States will resume nuclear weapons testing 'on an equal basis' with Russia and China, a day after Moscow claimed to have tested a nuclear-powered…

Trump orders U.S. nuclear weapons testing amid rising tensions with Russia and China, following Putin's recent underwater drone test.

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…

The U.S. has followed a ‘voluntary moratorium’ on nuclear weapons testing since 1992

Trump orders US Defense Department to 'immediately' resume nuclear weapons testing on 'equal basis' with other powers.

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Trump said he had instructed the Pentagon — rebranded as the "Department of War" — to resume nuclear testing.

Experts tell the BBC a US resumption of nuclear weapons testing would be a radical shift and spark a nuclear arms race.

The announcement appeared to alarm key US foe Iran, which criticized the directive as 'irresponsible.' UN chief Antonio Guterres said through his deputy spokesman that 'nuclear…

As Mikhail Ulyanov noted, the US president said that his decision had been motivated by other countries carrying out nuclear tests