"Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis, he wrote, referring to the recently renamed US Department of Defense. A few days earlier, Trump had denounced Russia for testing a nuclear-powered missile of its own. Should his apparent promise become reality, it will be a reversal of a decades-long moratorium on nuclear testing."
"Nuclear weapons experts say it's somewhat unclear what exactly Trump means by nuclear testing. It could just mean flight tests like those performed by Russia essentially carrying nuclear missiles or similar sized weapons but not detonating them. Or it could mean the complicated and dangerous process of underground detonation. I expect there will be flight tests of American intercontinental ballistic missiles, but I would be very surprised if the US were to resume actual nuclear explosive testing."
President Trump posted on Truth Social instructing the Department of War to start testing US nuclear weapons on an equal basis, citing Russia and China. The last US explosive nuclear test occurred 33 years ago, and resuming testing would reverse a long-standing moratorium. The order is ambiguous and could mean non-explosive flight tests or full underground detonations. Nuclear experts consider flight tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles plausible but regard actual explosive testing as unlikely. The administration previously explored similar plans during an earlier term but ultimately shelved them, leaving current intentions uncertain.
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