{"id":60778,"date":"2025-10-29T21:19:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=60778"},"modified":"2025-10-29T21:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:19:53","slug":"trump-says-u-s-will-resume-nuclear-weapons-testing-on-an-equal-basis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/trump-says-u-s-will-resume-nuclear-weapons-testing-on-an-equal-basis\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says U.S. will resume nuclear weapons testing \u2018on an equal basis\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Donald Trump said the United States will begin testing its nuclear weapons \u201con an equal basis\u201d with other countries, instructing the Department of War to start the process immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115460423936412555\">post<\/a> on Wednesday, Trump claimed the U.S. has \u201cmore Nuclear Weapons than any other country\u201d and said a \u201ccomplete update and renovation\u201d of the arsenal had taken place during his first term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;That process will begin immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It remains unclear whether Trump\u2019s statement means that the U.S. will restart live nuclear testing, which has been suspended for more than three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States last conducted a full-scale nuclear test in September 1992 at the Nevada Test Site, ending a testing program that began in 1945 and spanned more than 1,000 detonations across Nevada, Alaska, the Pacific Ocean, and other sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, the country has relied on computer simulations and subcritical tests to maintain its nuclear stockpile, according to the Department of War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of War has not yet issued a statement indicating whether the directive involves live detonations or simulated experiments, or what President Trump meant by conducting tests \u201con an equal basis.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump said the United States will begin testing its nuclear weapons \u201con an equal basis\u201d with other countries, instructing the Department of War to start the process immediately. 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