Trump Orders Immediate Restart of Nuclear Weapons Testing

The U.S. Department of Defense has been instructed to begin testing nuclear weapons. It is unclear whether Trump was referring to full-scale explosions, delivery system trials, or subcritical tests. The U.S. has not conducted any explosions since 1992. Donald Trump said he had instructed the Pentagon to begin nuclear weapons testing. “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately,” the U.S. president posted on TruthSocial late Thursday, October 30, dw.com reports. According to Trump, the U.S. has “more nuclear weapons than any other country.” “Russia is second, China is a “distant third”. But it will be even within five years,” the Republican added. Public data on the number of nuclear warheads in Russia and the U.S. varies, but their overall stocks are roughly equal. In addition, when assessing nuclear arsenals, not only the number of warheads is taken into account, but also the number of delivery systems.