Trump declines to say if US will test nuclear weapons

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A look at past nuclear weapons tests in Russia, China and the U.S.
Trump said the U.S. will test nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China. None of the three countries has tested live nuclear weapons since the 1990s.

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How US Nuclear Weapons Compare to China, Russia as Trump Orders New Tests
Trump instructs Pentagon to 'immediately' start testing US nuclear weapons
Trump declines to rule out underground nuclear tests
President Donald Trump reaffirmed on Friday that the U.S. would resume nuclear testing, and he did not answer directly when asked whether that would include the traditional underground nuclear tests ...

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Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here’s why experts are confused
Here’s What We Know—and What We Don’t—About Trump’s Call to Restart U.S. Nuclear Testing
Trump arrives in Palm Beach County on Halloween as 160,000 locals face losing SNAP assistance
"This isn't a political game," the GOP majority leader declared in criticizing the Democratic minority for refusing to reopen the government. "This is real people's lives that we're talking about."

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Trump suggests US will begin testing nuclear weapons again
Trump announces tit-for-tat nuclear testing ‘immediately,’ insisting he has ‘no choice’

China Issues Statement on Nuclear Weapons

Guo said China, as a “responsible nuclear-weapon state” and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has maintained its long-standing nuclear test moratorium and upheld its no-first-use policy on nuclear strikes.
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China is using America’s own trade weapons to beat it

S EVEN YEARS ago, when America’s trade war with China was just getting started, the Chinese science and technology ministry did something unusual. Its official newspaper, which usually confines itself to puff pieces about China’s accomplishments,
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