US EditionAsked to clarify nuclear testing remarks, Trump says, ‘You’ll find out very soon’
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social, "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis" minutes before a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea.
- Trump argued testing was necessary to ensure the arsenal functions properly, citing Russia's recent weapons drills and the Department of War directive for U.S. national security.
- Officials said the directive was ambiguous, with the Energy Department declining to comment Friday, the Pentagon not responding, and Vice Adm. Richard Correll refusing to interpret Trump's remarks Thursday.
- The Kremlin questioned whether Trump was well-informed, with Peskov saying, `We hope that the information was conveyed correctly to President Trump,` while Nihon Hidankyo protested to the U.S. embassy.
- As a Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty signatory since 1996, the U.S. faces criticism as SIPRI reports Russia holds 5,489 warheads and China 600, with analysts warning of renewed superpower tensions.
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St Louis Post-DispatchPresident won't clarify if US will test its nukes
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump declined to say Friday whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests, as he seemed to suggest in a social media post this week that raised concerns the U.S. would begin…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country will carry out nuclear tests “very soon,” although he refused to confirm what kind of tests are involved and whether these will be underground detonations, a type of test that the U.S. country has not been performing for more than 33 years. “They will find out very soon. We will do tests very soon. Other countries do so, and if they do, we will do them,” said the president on board the …
Trump plays coy as world leaders condemn call for US nuclear testing after 32-year moratorium
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov 1 — President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that he wants testing of US nuclear weapons, but again failed to clarify whether he meant live explosions in an order that has provoked global tension and confusion.Asked by an AFP journalist whether he meant conducting underground blasts for the first time in the United States since 1992, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One: “I am not going to say.”“You’ll find out ver…
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