"Having rebranded its Department of Defense' as the Department of War,' a nuclear-armed bully is resuming testing of atomic weapons, Araghchi wrote in a post on X late Thursday. list of 4 itemsend of list The same bully has been demonising Iran's peaceful nuclear program and threatening further strikes on our safeguarded nuclear facilities, all in blatant violation of international law, he said."
"Trump made the surprise announcement in a Truth Social post on Thursday shortly before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Trump said he had instructed the Pentagon to immediately resume nuclear weapons testing on an equal basis with other countries like Russia and China, whose nuclear weapons arsenal will match the US in five years, according to Trump."
US President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to immediately resume nuclear weapons testing, citing parity with Russia and China as their arsenals approach US levels within five years. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the decision as regressive and irresponsible, calling the United States a 'nuclear-armed bully' and accusing it of demonising Iran's peaceful nuclear program while threatening safeguarded facilities. Ankit Panda, a nuclear security expert, assessed the decision as likely driven by recent Russian and Chinese actions. Recent Russian tests of Poseidon and Burevestnik systems and China's parade of modified nuclear-capable systems are cited as regional drivers.
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