US president Donald Trump has directed the War Department, formerly the Department of Defense, to restart the testing of nuclear weapons. “Because of other countries’ testing programs,” namely Russia and China, “I have instructed the Department of ...

VIENNA -- In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion earlier this year that the U.S. would resume nuclear testing, a U.S. government representative defended the stance at a global nuclear arms control meeting and pointed to nuclear provocations from Russia, China and North Korea.

President Donald Trump has called on US military leaders to resume testing nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China. "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start ...

GYEONGJU, South Korea - President Donald Trump on Thursday morning said he directed the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, an apparent attempt to flex the United States’ military might ahead of a high ...

WASHINGTON — Democratic senators representing states that bore the brunt of the fallout from explosive nuclear weapons testing are seeking to pass legislation that would bar President Donald Trump from unilaterally resuming such tests. Their introduced ...

Minutes before walking into a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this past week, President Donald Trump announced what could prove to be a stunning shift in American nuclear policy. “Because of other countries’ testing programs, I ...

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China. There was no indication the U.S ...

President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades. “We’ve halted many years ago, but with others doing testing I think it’s appropriate to do so,” the president told reporters ...

The weapon is the most recent iteration of the Poseidon, a nuclear-powered super torpedo named after the Greek god of the sea. When armed with a nuclear warhead, Poseidon can reportedly generate radioactive swells—or toxic ocean waves—which would be devastating for anyone living along the shoreline.

President Donald Trump said he has instructed the Pentagon to “immediately” begin nuclear weapons testing. Atomic Archive President Donald Trump said the United States will resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in more than three decades, a ...

President Donald Trump's comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons upends decades of American policy in regards to the bomb, but come as Washington's rivals have been expanding and testing their nuclear ...