Trump, Russia and nuclear weapon
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The Long Range Standoff is a nuclear cruise missile with the range and ability to penetrate heavily defended airspace.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of nuclear weaponry.
The United States, Russia, and China are edging toward a new nuclear arms race as testing suspicions, treaty breakdowns, and political brinkmanship threaten to unravel decades of restraint.
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Experts: Full nuclear weapons tests would backfire on US
Experts agreed if the U.S. resumed full nuclear weapons tests, other nations would do the same — giving them a chance to catch up on nuclear knowledge.
The Kremlin’s constant nuclear boasts may have finally struck a chord in the White House, with President Donald Trump ordering the resumption of US nuclear weapons tests.