President Donald Trump’s calls to ramp up nuclear weapons testing last week have put nuclear watchdogs and world leaders on alert while experts say the United States has little to gain. Photo by Yuri ...

President Donald Trump raised questions Wednesday night about a decades-old U.S. prohibition on testing its nuclear weapons by detonating them, a prospect which experts say is dangerous to populations ...

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Scientists charged with ensuring the aging U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons are good to go — if needed — say they'll start shipping key components to Nevada's desert next year to ...

President Donald Trump has ignited a firestorm of controversy and confusion with his announcement that the United States will begin nuclear weapons testing. It's unclear whether he was referring to ...

On October 30, Trump ordered the Pentagon to immediately restart the process for testing nuclear weapons after a halt of 33 years. "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday. *No ...

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