US EditionUS official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states
U.S. will resume nuclear tests immediately, citing Russia, China, and North Korea's noncompliance with the zero-yield moratorium, officials said at a Vienna arms control meeting.
- The United States will begin nuclear testing activities to match other nuclear-armed states, as stated by a U.S. official, Solomon.
- The U.S. remains concerned about Russia and China not adhering to the zero-yield nuclear test moratorium, which has been valid since 2019, according to Solomon.
- Experts warn that resuming nuclear testing may harm the nuclear non-proliferation regime and international security, as expressed by Ulyanov.
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Military TimesWhy the US should resume testing its nuclear arsenal
In October, President Donald Trump stated that the United States would resume nuclear testing “immediately,” a claim he made as the U.S. had adhered to a voluntary moratorium since 1992. Nearly three months later, it is not clear what, if anything, has been done to advance the president’s intent. His brief announcement nonetheless sent the arms control community into an apoplectic frenzy. Critics deem a resumption of testing unnecessary and cert…
The US administration is defending Donald Trump's position on the resumption of nuclear testing. Washington accuses Russia and China of not respecting the international moratorium on zero-yield nuclear tests and cites growing security risks.
The U.S. position has been officially supported by Howard Solomon, the US trade union next to the Vienna International Organizations. "In 2019 the United States has reported that Russia and China have not respected the moratorium on nuclear tests with zero radiation," said Solomon, at the meeting of the Organization of the CTBTO, quoted by the Associated Press. USA will immediately start nuclear tests that the United States considers that there …
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