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October 30, 2025

Trump Orders First U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests in 33 Years
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President Trump says he's instructed the Pentagon to begin testing
nuclear weapons for the first time in over 30 years. Citing China and
Russia, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, "Because of other
countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to
start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis." It is unclear what
he was referring to. Russia and China have not tested a nuclear weapon
in decades; North Korea tested a nuclear weapon more than eight years
ago. The U.S. conducted its last nuclear test back in 1992, soon after
President George H.W. Bush announced a moratorium on nuclear weapons
testing. After headlines, we'll have more on this story.


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