Trump's Planned Nuclear Tests "not nuclear explosions," US Energy Secretary

Above: USA's Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaks during the 69th annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general conference on September 15, 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Image copyright: Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images

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Trump's nuclear testing directive represents essential modernization to match adversaries who've been secretly testing for years. Energy Secretary Wright confirms these sophisticated system tests will ensure America's replacement nuclear weapons surpass outdated versions, maintaining strategic superiority through noncritical explosions that verify weapon functionality without mushroom clouds.

Trump's reckless nuclear testing announcement lacks evidence and threatens decades of nonproliferation progress. Experts warn this incoherent policy could trigger reciprocal testing by Russia and China, destabilizing global arms control when advanced computer simulations already verify weapon functionality without dangerous explosive tests that risk blowing apart international treaties.



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