The directive took even many of Trump’s advisers off guard, according to officials, leading to unanswered questions about when, or if, the testing would actually begin. Historically, it is the ...

Nevada Democrats are pushing for more detail into Donald Trump’s call to resume nuclear testing as members of the president’s administration say publicly that explosive testing is unlikely. Sens.

President Donald Trump's order late Wednesday night for the U.S. to resume nuclear weapons tests has confounded officials and drawn scrutiny from nuclear experts over the safety, feasibility and ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --President Donald Trump's calls to ramp up nuclear weapons testing last week have put nuclear watchdogs and world leaders on alert while experts say the United States has little to gain.

Erin D. Dumbacher is Stanton nuclear security senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. President Donald Trump this week posted on social media that he had ordered the immediate resumption of ...

One expert says explosive nuclear testing would be 'alarming.' President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is ordering the United States to resume nuclear testing, leaving experts wondering ...

President Donald Trump said this week that he wants the Defense Department to begin testing nuclear weapons "immediately," but experts say that's wishful thinking. The U.S. has only one location where ...

The United States already periodically tests nuclear weapons delivery systems, such as during the February 2020 launch of a Minuteman III missile - Copyright US AIR ...