US EditionSTRATCOM commander nominee says he will provide best military advice as Trump orders nuclear weapons testing
Vice Adm. Correll supports Trump’s review of nuclear testing policy amid rising global nuclear capabilities, with the U.S. possibly resuming tests after more than 30 years, experts say.
- On Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee and said, `If confirmed as the commander of STRATCOM, my role would be to provide military advice on any discussions on the way ahead with respect to testing.`
- President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he ordered the Defense Department to resume nuclear weapons testing to avoid falling behind Russia and China ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinping in South Korea.
- A Department of Energy source said the Nevada site must be ready within 36 months, with the NNSA leading Stockpile Stewardship, including subcritical tests and annual lab reports to the president.
- Senators on the committee pressed Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll for clarity during a roughly 90-minute hearing, warning that resuming explosive tests could be destabilizing and some vowed to block tests in Nevada.
- Against a complex treaty backdrop, the U.S., Russia and China relate to the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which the U.S. never ratified and Russia rescinded in 2023; only North Korea tested recently, while Russia reported nuclear-capable missile tests.
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Trump's nuclear testing order is the focus of STRATCOM confirmation hearing
President Trump's order to restart nuclear weapons testing became the focus of Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll's nomination hearing today to take command of U.S. Strategic Command. It’s unclear whether Trump was referring to nuclear explosive testing -- which the U.S. hasn’t done since 1992 at the end of the Cold War -- or the delivery systems for nuclear weapons, which the U.S. and other countries routinely test. “Because of other countries' tes…
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