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US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states

VIENNA (AP) — In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion earlier this year that the U.S. would resume nuclear testing, a U.S. government representative defended the stance at a global ... Read More

The CTBT, the Global Nuclear Test Moratorium, and New U.S. Threats to Break the Norm

Three decades after the conclusion of the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the treaty has near universal support and ... Read More

Trump’s ill-defined nuclear test threat compels a response from Putin

President Donald Trump’s vague order to resume nuclear weapons testing has prompted Russia to say it will explore doing so, too, an unsettling development that harks back to the Cold War-era arms ... Read More

How the United States achieved its de facto nuclear test ban—and how to preserve it

President Donald Trump is off on another ill-informed ranting spree, this time claiming that he has ordered the military to resume nuclear testing. In his interview with 60 Minutes last week, he ... Read More

Chances Of Nuclear Clashes Rising In Russian-Shaped New World Order

With doomsday nuclear weapons the last remnant of Russia's superpower status, President Vladimir Putin is stepping up threats to use them against Western powers aiding Ukraine. (Photo by Alexander ... Read More

Putin floats the possibility of fresh nuclear tests following Trump comments

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will explore the possibility of carrying out fresh nuclear tests after US President Donald Trump said last week that Washington would begin nuclear ... Read More

Putin orders proposals on possible Russian nuclear test

Trump made surprise announcement on nuclear tests last week Putin orders officials to draft Russian response Armed forces chief says Russia must act quickly Still unclear if Trump meant underground ... Read More