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Report: US Discussed Conducting its First Nuclear Test in Decades

Reuters

   The Trump administration discussed last week whether to conduct its
   first nuclear test explosion since 1992, The Washington Post reported
   late on Friday, citing a senior official and two former officials
   familiar with the matter.

   The topic surfaced at a meeting of senior officials representing the
   top national security agencies after accusations from the
   administration that Russia and China are conducting low-yield nuclear
   tests, the Post said.

   The meeting, however, did not conclude with any agreement to conduct a
   nuclear test.

   A decision was ultimately made to take other measures in response to
   threats posed by Russia and China and avoid a resumption of testing,
   the report added.

   U.S. officials could not be reached immediately for a comment.

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