Science News

Here’s the science behind nuclear weapons testing

Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.
Morning Overview on MSN

Nuclear weapons tests: The physics that makes them so hard to hide

Nuclear weapons tests are among the most violent events humans can trigger, and that violence leaves fingerprints in the ...
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Avoiding a New Era of Nuclear Weapons Testing

Key Points and Summary - President Trump’s Oct. 29, 2025 call to resume U.S. nuclear testing threatens a 30-year global pause and underscores a wider arms-control breakdown. -With INF and Open Skies ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Opinion: Why Trump’s talk about nuclear testing is dangerous

Hours before meeting President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday, President Trump made a confounding proclamation: He wanted the Pentagon to “start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis” with ...
Defense News on MSNOpinion

Why the US should resume testing its nuclear arsenal

Opinion: This op-ed's authors argue that the president's nuclear testing comments were correct, considering America's aging ...
Washington Examiner

Trump says he wants to restart nuclear testing. Here’s what that means

President Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to resume testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China on Thursday, a practice halted by the U.S. in 1992. The announcement ...
The Diplomat

A Return to Nuclear Testing Looks Inevitable. Here’s How to Manage It.

Prior to his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea on October 30, United States President Donald Trump wrote that he has ordered the U.S. military to resume nuclear testing ...
CBS News

Trump's plans to restart nuclear testing likely won't produce any mushroom clouds, experts say

President Trump's comments about restarting weapons tests are not likely to lead to mushroom-cloud explosions over the New Mexico desert or seismic shaking underground in Nevada, according to the ...
AOL

Trump Nuclear Testing Plan Sparks Confusion. What We Know

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025 Credit - Andrew Harnik—Getty Images Here's what we know about Trump's ...
Cfr.org

Will Trump’s Nuclear Testing Order Prompt a Global Race?

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Erin D. Dumbacher is Stanton nuclear security senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. President Donald Trump ...
PBS

Trump’s remarks on nuclear testing upend decades of U.S. policy. Here’s what to know

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — 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 New York Times

Why Trump’s Talk About Nuclear Testing Is Dangerous

Mr. Hennigan writes about national security issues for Times Opinion. Hours before meeting President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday, President Trump made a confounding proclamation: He wanted the ...