Overview
- Trump told CBS that Russia and China conduct underground tests and said the United States will test as well, adding he does not want the country to be the only one abstaining.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the government is preparing system tests without nuclear detonations and will model nuclear effects using data from 1960s–1980s explosions.
- Experts say it remains unclear whether the president intended full detonations or non‑nuclear and delivery‑system testing, reviving legal and arms‑control questions around the CTBT.
- The United Nations warned nuclear risks are already alarmingly high and said such tests should not be permitted, while China urged Washington to honor its test‑ban commitments.
- The Pentagon reported a separate strike on a suspected smuggling boat in international Caribbean waters that killed three, drawing regional denials and human‑rights concerns.