Overview
- Trump said the step responds to other countries’ test programs, but he provided no technical details on what would be tested or how.
- If executed, the move would mark the first U.S. nuclear explosive tests since 1992, and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty has not entered into force.
- Representative Dina Titus said she will introduce legislation to block a restart, reflecting swift opposition on Capitol Hill.
- The announcement came minutes before talks with Xi in Busan, where Trump touted a one-year rare-earths understanding, tariff reductions and renewed Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans.
- Trump also said he agreed in principle to allow South Korea to pursue nuclear-powered submarines, with specifics to be worked out in further discussions.