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May 26, 2020

Trump Admin Reportedly Discussed Holding First Nuclear Tests Since 1992
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The Washington Post is reporting the Trump administration recently
discussed conducting the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992.
One official told the paper the test could help the U.S. in nuclear
negotiations with Russia and China. But Daryl Kimball of the Arms
Control Association warned the move "would be the starting gun to an
unprecedented nuclear arms race." Last week, the Trump administration
announced it is withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty, a major
international arms control deal. Last year, Trump also withdrew from the
INF Treaty - the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.


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