President Trump’s call to resume nuclear tests was muddied this week when Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States would not resume explosive testing, which was last conducted in the 1990s ...

"We've halted many years ago, but with others doing testing I think it's appropriate to do so," the president told reporters aboard Air Force One. Experts say that the resumption of testing would be a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Trump announced plans to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time since 1992, citing Russia and ...

On Oct. 30, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered the United States to resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time since the early 1990s, arguing the move was necessary to keep pace with Russia ...

Trump ordered the Pentagon to restart nuclear testing for the first time since 1992, citing rival nations’ actions. Trump’s claim that the U.S. has the largest arsenal contradicts data showing Russia ...

Trump said he had instructed the "Department of War" to resume nuclear testing after a more than 30-year pause. The Kremlin denied it had tested any nuclear weapons amid a moratorium on nuclear ...

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President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons after a 33-year pause, announcing the move on social media just ahead of meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in ...

President Donald Trump said this week that he wants the Defense Department to begin testing nuclear weapons "immediately," but experts say that's wishful thinking. The U.S. has only one location where ...

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 ...