US will resume nuclear weapons testing after 30 years

The US will resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in 30 years, President Trump announced. This decision is in response to other nations' testing programs. Trump stated the testing will occur on an equal basis with Russia and China, citing their recent nuclear activities. The Department of War has been instructed to begin the process immediately. This announcement follows Russia's recent tests of nuclear-capable weapons and its revocation of a global nuclear test ban treaty. The US has not ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.