US Weighs Nuclear Tests: A Global Non-Proliferation Concern

0:00It's March 24th. From global headlines to breaking updates, this is Global News Today, powered by AI. A senior state department official told lawmakers this week that the United States is still figuring out how to carry out President Donald Trump's order to resume nuclear weapons tests without ruling out full-scale underground explosions. The order came in October, right before Trump met with China's President Xi Jinping, aiming to match testing levels with other nations amid. Accusations that Russia and China have conducted, secret underground blasts, claims both countries deny. Arms control experts warned that restarting these tests could unravel the global non-proliferation system, prompting Russia, China, and others to. Follow. Especially since the last United States underground test was back in 1992. For decades, the United States has kept its nuclear starpile safe and reliable through computer modeling and advanced science, skipping explosive. Test since the early 1990s, though some specialists argue aging weapons need real blast to verify.

1:05Lawmakers like Nevada Senator Jackie Rosen, who state hosts the test site, press for details, while the administration insists no atmosphere tests are on the table, leaving the path forward under review amid treaty obligations.