"Then Trump got to the red meat: "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." State of play: The administration has offered no additional details about what, precisely, the president meant. The U.S. hasn't conducted a nuclear test in decades."
""I have not seen any technical reason why we need to test," Frank Rose, a former National Nuclear Security Administration deputy and assistant secretary for arms control, verification and compliance, told Axios. "If I were advising the president, I would say something along the lines of: 'Mr. President, you need to fully understand the global ramifications. If there is a technical issue that requires us to test, then that's one thing. But we need to be careful for the geopolitical reasons as well.'""
Trump claimed U.S. nuclear superiority and declared immediate resumption of nuclear weapons testing "on an equal basis." Russia actually holds the largest stockpile and U.S. modernization remains ongoing. Experts dispute that China will match U.S. capabilities within five years and say China cannot be considered a nuclear peer. The administration provided no detailed explanation of the planned tests. The U.S. has not conducted explosive nuclear tests in decades. A recent Russian trial involved a missile, not an explosive test. Former officials say no technical reason for testing has been shown and warn of global consequences.
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