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

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

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 and China. There was no ... Read More

Trump has good reasons to want nuclear weapons tests

Trump’s message at the end of last month is that the U.S. is no longer willing to ignore obvious dangers, especially if China poses them. Read More

Last nuclear treaty between US and Russia nears expiration as Trump and Putin trade testing threats

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spent weeks trading threats to restart nuclear tests, an escalation kicked off by Putin’s boasts about tests of the Poseidon nuclear ... Read More

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

Russian officials say they are waiting for an explanation from President Donald Trump about nuclear testing. He hasn't given one. Read More

China rapidly expands nuclear test site as Trump revives Cold War tension

The quiet expansion of Beijing’s remote nuclear weapons complex, Lop Nur, points to years of preparation for a potential return to a Cold War-era arms race. Read More

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

Moscow — 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 week ... Read More

Trump’s nuclear weapons tests won’t include explosions ‘right now,’ official says

Donald Trump’s command for the United States to resume nuclear weapons testing will not include explosive tests, for now, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Wright, whose agency oversees the ... Read More

China denies Trump's claim to 60 Minutes about nuclear weapons tests, calls on U.S. to ensure global stability

China's Foreign Ministry responded on Monday to President Trump's assertion that Beijing has conducted clandestine nuclear weapons testing with a flat denial. "China's testing 'em too," Mr. Trump told ... Read More

Pakistan "will not be the first to resume nuclear tests," official says in response to Trump's 60 Minutes claim

A Pakistani official told CBS News that the country "will not be the first to resume nuclear tests" in response to President Trump's assertion in an interview with 60 Minutes that the country has ... Read More

The Devastating Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Tests

Escalating an arms race that could bring about Armageddon is only part of the reason Trump's push to resume testing is terrifying ... Read More