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Trump Orders Resumption of Nuclear Weapons Testing

Summary by Ground News

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has directed the Department of Defense to immediately resume nuclear weapons testing — a reversal of a policy in place since 1992, when former President George H.W. Bush issued a moratorium as the Cold War ended.

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NewScientist

Center

The US is unlikely to test nuclear weapons, despite what Trump says

President Donald Trump appears to have ordered a return to nuclear testing after decades of uneasy but effective treaties banning the practice – but will it actually happen?

2 hours ago·Baltimore, United States

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Radio-Canada

Lean Left

Trump Orders the Resumption of Nuclear Weapons Testing

US President Donal Trump does not want his country to be distracted by the other nuclear powers, Russia in the first place.

2 hours ago·Montreal, Canada

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Military.com

Center

Trump Hints at First U.S. Nuclear Test in 30 Years

President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China.

2 hours ago·Boston, United States

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Corriere Della Sera

Center

What Does the Resumption of the Nuclear Tests Announced by Trump Mean, and What Can Happen Now?

From the test in the island of Bikini failed in 1954 to the exchange of threats today: the next moves of the USA, Russia and China

2 hours ago·Italy

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Truthout

Left

Trump Orders Resumption of US Nuclear Weapons Testing

Critics warned that even underground testing carries huge risks to the public while accelerating a dangerous arms race.

2 hours ago·Sacramento, United States

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ABC FOX Montana

Center

Trump stirs tensions with surprise order to test nuclear weapons

President Donald Trump landed back in the United States Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions.

2 hours ago·Missoula, United States

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