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fromAxios
2 days agoTrump muddles nuke-testing message
Then Trump got to the red meat: "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately." State of play: The administration has offered no additional details about what, precisely, the president meant. The U.S. hasn't conducted a nuclear test in decades.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 days agoNews Analysis: Prop. 50 is just one part of a historically uncertain moment for American democracy
Unprecedented political maneuvers by Trump and other leaders have disrupted norms, creating constitutional uncertainty and eroding public confidence in U.S. democracy.
fromBusiness Insider
2 days agoTrump's nuclear weapons testing plan is still pretty murky - he and top officials aren't exactly clearing things up
More has come out on President Donald Trump's plans for nuclear testing, from top officials and from Trump himself, but it's still unclear exactly what's coming. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that he had instructed the Department of Defense to start the process of " testing our Nuclear Weapons" immediately, identifying it as a response to testing by other countries.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days agoTrump's Move to Resume Nuke Testing Is Weakness Masquerading in Strength,' Newsom Tells Meet the Press
President Trump's nuclear-testing announcement was framed as performative weakness and evidence of poor understanding of agency responsibilities and diplomatic vulnerability.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day agoPete Hegseth Claims It's Very Responsible' For the US To Resume Nuclear Testing
Well, we would work with the Department of Energy, Hegseth said. But the president has been clear; we need to have a credible nuclear deterrent. That is the baseline. And so, having understanding and resuming testing is a pretty responsible very responsible way to do that. I think it makes nuclear conflict less likely if you know what you have and make sure it operates properly.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 days agoTrump suggests the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons
"Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," he said in a post on Truth Social. "That process will begin immediately." The White House did not immediately respond to questions seeking more details. Trump ignored a question from a reporter about his post as he sat face-to-face with Xi in Busan, a meeting that focused on trade issues between the two countries.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months agoPutin is 'closer' to launching a nuclear weapon 'than at any point since North Korea's last nuclear tests' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Vladimir Putin is closer to restarting nuclear bomb testing at Novaya Zemlya, with the Arctic test site declared fully ready to resume full-scale tests.
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