National Security

Trump’s Nuclear Testing Claims Shake Decades of US Policy Amid Rising Global Threats

By Economics Desk | October 30, 2025

President Trump’s abrupt call to resume nuclear testing breaks with longstanding US policy at a critical moment when adversaries like Russia and China expand their arsenals, risking a dangerous arms race that threatens American security.

President Donald Trump’s recent announcement on his social media platform—claiming he has ordered the resumption of US nuclear weapons testing—marks a stark departure from decades of established American policy. This declaration arrives at a time when global nuclear powers, including Russia and China, are aggressively expanding their atomic capabilities, posing urgent challenges to national sovereignty and global stability.Does Restarting Nuclear Tests Strengthen America or Invite Global Instability?For over thirty years, the United States has refrained from live nuclear detonations, relying instead on advanced computer simulations and decades of past data to maintain its arsenal. The last test occurred in 1992,...

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