Overview
- Energy Secretary Wright told FOX News the planned activities will not involve nuclear explosions and will be subcritical tests.
- She said the work is intended to check new systems and urged the public not to worry, citing highly accurate computer simulations.
- President Trump had announced he instructed the start of nuclear weapons experiments and said he intended to do several without specifying the method.
- News outlets reported her remarks effectively corrected or moderated the president’s earlier wording.
- Coverage noted ongoing unease at home and abroad and reported that some U.S. military officials remained uncertain about the directive’s intent, with historical context that the last U.S. explosive test was in 1992.