World News Story Trump Considering Testing Nuclear Weapons For First Time In Decades

Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here's what that would mean

The decision could have huge ramifications. The U.S. hasn't conducted such a test in decades. MARTÍNEZ: So how would a test like that be done? Let's ask NPR science and security correspondent Geoff ... Read More

Trump appears to suggest the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years

BUSAN, South Korea(AP) — President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia ... Read More

Putin tells officials to submit plans for possibly resuming nuclear tests after Trump's remarks

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last ... Read More

Democratic senator urges Trump not to resume nuclear weapons tests

Democratic U.S. Senator Edward Markey on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump not to resume explosive nuclear weapons testing, saying that doing so could spur rival nuclear powers Russia and China to ... Read More

Are we back to nuclear weapon tests? Trump-Putin rivalry signals a new arms race: Here's why that matters

Since 1996, only 10 nuclear tests have been conducted, by 3 countries: India, Pakistan and North Korea; but Trump has claimed he'll resume, Putin has responded ... Read More

If Trump resumes testing of nuclear weapons, Russia says it's going to do it too

Senior Russian officials on Nov. 11 said they were still waiting for a White House explanation about what President Donald Trump meant he when said he had instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear ... Read More

Trump declines to clarify on nuclear weapons tests

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump declined to say Friday whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests, as he had seemed to suggest in a social media post this week that ... Read More

If another country tested nuclear weapons, here’s how we’d know

President Donald Trump has called for the United States to test its nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades. But Trump’s statements about testing — in particular, whether other nations are ... Read More

Russia working on proposals for nuclear weapons testing, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed Saturday the Kremlin is working on proposals for nuclear weapons testing following through on strongman Vladimir Putin’s orders, state media reported. Read More