Trump Orders Pentagon To Begin Testing Nuclear Weapons 'immediately'

GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Donald Trump connected Wednesday said he had instructed nan Pentagon to “immediately” resume testing atomic weapons.

“Because of different countries testing programs, I person instructed nan Department of War to commencement testing our Nuclear Weapons connected an adjacent basis,” Trump said successful a Truth Social post soon earlier his highly anticipated gathering pinch Chinese President Xi Jinping successful South Korea. “That process will statesman immediately.”

The United States has voluntarily halted atomic explosive testing since 1992. However, it has nan expertise to resume tests astatine nan Nevada National Security Site.

During his first term, Trump sought a astir tenfold summation successful nan U.S. atomic arsenal, NBC News reported astatine nan time.

Russia announced a trial of a caller agelong scope atomic powered underwater limb connected Wednesday, and precocious tested a atomic tin missile.