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Trump Keeps Nuclear Testing Plans Vague as UN and Russia Issue Warnings

Officials have given no specifics on whether this means underground detonations or routine trials of delivery systems.

FILE - A mushroom cloud rises from a test blast at the Nevada Test Site on June 24, 1957. (U.S. Energy Department via AP, File)
FILE - A sub-surface atomic test is shown March 23, 1955 at the Nevada Test Site near Yucca Flats, Nev. (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission via AP, File)
Trump's announcement on restarting US nuclear testing has raised more questions than it's answered.

Overview

  • President Donald Trump ordered an immediate restart of U.S. nuclear testing procedures but declined to clarify the type of tests, telling reporters, “You’ll find out very soon.”
  • The United Nations said nuclear testing can never be permitted under any circumstances, while China urged Washington to respect the test‑ban norm.
  • The Kremlin warned that if the moratorium is abandoned Russia will act accordingly, while stressing its recent Burevestnik and Poseidon trials were not nuclear warhead detonations.
  • Trump’s STRATCOM nominee said he would not presume the order meant explosive tests, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would work with the Department of Energy, which oversees any nuclear‑explosive testing.
  • Experts note the U.S. has not detonated a device since 1992, any underground test would require lengthy preparation, and a return to explosive testing could stoke an arms race as existing arms‑control limits near expiration.