Trump orders Department of War to begin nuclear weapon testing

Noting that the US's nuclear weapons underwent a complete update and renovation during his first term in the White House, Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he “hated” to do the testing again due to their “tremendous destructive power”.

However, he said, he was left with no choice as Russia has the second largest nuclear weapons arsenal while China “is a distant third”, adding that Beijing will also be even within five years. Trump said that because other countries are testing nuclear programs, he has also ordered the Department of War to “immediately” begin the process of testing America's nuclear weapons on an equal basis.

His Truth Social post read: “The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office. Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years.