President Donald Trump has ordered the US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China. The announcement came moments before Mr. Trump walked into a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," the president wrote on Truth Social, using his administration's preferred term for the Defense Department. "That process will begin immediately." It comes just days after Trump denounced Russia for testing a nuclear-powered missile, which reportedly has an unlimited range. Trump's post did not include details of how the tests would occur, but wrote the "process will begin immediately". The U.S. conducted its last nuclear weapons test in Nevada in 1992. President George H.W. Bush then imposed a moratorium on testing in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration. Trump's post came just before Xi landed in South Korea for the first face-to-face meeting between the two since 2019. The post appeared as he was aboard a helicopter, Marine One, while en route to meet Xi at Gimhae International Airport. On Air Force One after the two leaders' meeting, Trump said the nuclear test sites would be determined later, but reiterated it was "appropriate" for the US to match other countries in testing. Russia announced over the weekend that it had successfully tested two new weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The post President Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog. President Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years
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President Donald Trump has ordered the US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China. The announcement came moments before Mr. Trump walked into a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," the president wrote on Truth Social, using his administration's preferred term for the Defense Department. "That process will begin immediately." It comes just days after Trump denounced Russia for testing a nuclear-powered missile, which reportedly has an unlimited range. Trump's post did not include details of how the tests would occur, but wrote the "process will begin immediately". The U.S. conducted its last nuclear weapons test in Nevada in 1992. President George H.W. Bush then imposed a moratorium on testing in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration. Trump's post came just before Xi landed in South Korea for the first face-to-face meeting between the two since 2019. The post appeared as he was aboard a helicopter, Marine One, while en route to meet Xi at Gimhae International Airport. On Air Force One after the two leaders' meeting, Trump said the nuclear test sites would be determined later, but reiterated it was "appropriate" for the US to match other countries in testing. Russia announced over the weekend that it had successfully tested two new weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The post President Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog. 
