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Trump post fuels questions on nuclear testing

Minutes before meeting China’s Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump posted that he had instructed the “Department of War” to begin testing U.S. nuclear weapons “on an equal basis,” saying the process would start immediately. The White House declined to clarify whether he meant explosive tests or routine delivery-system trials, calling it only “potentially” within current norms. Officials and experts split on interpretation: Vice Adm. Richard Correll downplayed a return to explosive testing, while Sen. Jack Reed read it at face value. Arms-control advocates warned reviving tests could erode the global moratorium and help Russia and China refine warhead designs.

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