US EditionAsked to clarify nuclear testing remarks, Trump says, ‘You’ll find out very soon’
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social, "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis" minutes before a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea.
- Trump argued testing was necessary to ensure the arsenal functions properly, citing Russia's recent weapons drills and the Department of War directive for U.S. national security.
- Officials said the directive was ambiguous, with the Energy Department declining to comment Friday, the Pentagon not responding, and Vice Adm. Richard Correll refusing to interpret Trump's remarks Thursday.
- The Kremlin questioned whether Trump was well-informed, with Peskov saying, `We hope that the information was conveyed correctly to President Trump,` while Nihon Hidankyo protested to the U.S. embassy.
- As a Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty signatory since 1996, the U.S. faces criticism as SIPRI reports Russia holds 5,489 warheads and China 600, with analysts warning of renewed superpower tensions.
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US President Donald Trump did not clarify whether the United States plans to resume underground testing of nuclear weapons, telling reporters: “You will find out very soon.” Reporters aboard Air Force One asked the president about his post Wednesday on social media, directing the Department of Defense to return to nuclear testing. We're going to do some testing,” Trump said. “Other countries do it. If they do, we will do it.” He declined to prov…
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Aletho NewsUS Atomic Tests Could Open Pandora’s Box for ‘New Arms Race and Nuclear War’
from Sputnik News: A nuclear war risk is growing and Washington’s apparent readiness to resume nuclear tests is making it more grave, warns Professor Peter Kuznick, director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, in an interview with Sputnik. “All nine nuclear powers are modernizing their nuclear arsenals, making them more efficient and more […]
Trump's statements create a lot of confusion, and the US President has announced that the US would once again conduct nuclear testing.
Trump's statements create a lot of confusion, and the US President has announced that the US wants to carry out nuclear tests again.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
President won't clarify if US will test its nukes
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump declined to say Friday whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests, as he seemed to suggest in a social media post this week that raised concerns the U.S. would begin…
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