Hours before meeting President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday, President Trump made a confounding proclamation: He wanted the Pentagon to “start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis” with ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump reaffirmed on Friday that the U.S. would resume nuclear testing, but he did not answer directly when asked whether that would include underground ...

America’s last nuclear detonation was nothing special. Smaller than the bomb that killed 73,000 people in Nagasaki, it exploded 1,397 feet below the Nevada desert. It shook the ground, created a ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday (Nov 2) claimed that Russia and China were secretly conducting underground nuclear tests. Defending his surprise decision to resume nuclear testing after more than ...

President Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to resume testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China on Thursday, a practice halted by the U.S. in 1992. The announcement ...

One expert says explosive nuclear testing would be 'alarming.' President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is ordering the United States to resume nuclear testing, leaving experts wondering ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Trump refused to clarify whether the U.S. will resume underground nuclear weapons testing, cryptically ...

The United States already periodically tests nuclear weapons delivery systems, such as during the February 2020 launch of a Minuteman III missile - Copyright US AIR ...

President Trump and one of his top cabinet officials are sending mixed messages on how the U.S. government is handling the most destructive weapons in the world. By David E. Sanger and Zolan ...

WASHINGTON — Democratic senators representing states that bore the brunt of the fallout from explosive nuclear weapons testing are seeking to pass legislation that would bar President Donald Trump ...

Mr. Hennigan writes about national security issues for Times Opinion. Hours before meeting President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday, President Trump made a confounding proclamation: He wanted the ...