The U.S. last conducted nuclear tests in 1992

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.

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

There has been renewed focus on nuclear arsenals after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, James C Reynolds and Maryam Zakir-Hussain report

The U.S. last conducted nuclear tests in 1992

Former U.S. President Donald Trump drew swift condemnation Thursday after declaring he had ordered the resumption of U.S. nuclear weapons testing, a move...

News of Moscow’s latest test comes days after Trump warned the US has a nuclear submarine off Russian shores