President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon on Wednesday to begin nuclear weapons tests. Trump said the testing is necessary because of China’s and Russia’s surging nuclear capabilities. “The United ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is moving “quickly” on President Trump’s directive to restart nuclear weapons testing to ensure the U.S. has the “most capable” nuclear arsenal in the ...

In a hypothetical nuclear war involving Russia, China and the United States, the island of Greenland would be in the middle ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's order for the Defense Department to start testing nuclear weapons could lead to billions of dollars' worth of contracts for a handful of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In October 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, "I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our ...

President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP) U.S.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) GYEONGJU, ...

President Trump’s call to resume nuclear tests was muddied this week when Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States would not resume explosive testing, which was last conducted in the 1990s ...

In late October 2025, a rumor swirled online (archived, archived, archived) that U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had instructed the Department of Defense to resume testing nuclear weapons — ...