Trump hints at resumption of underground nuclear tests

U.S. President Trump departs for Florida from Joint Base Andrews

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump did not answer directly when asked on Friday whether the United States would soon resume underground nuclear tests.

“You’ll find out very soon,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to Palm Beach, Florida. Trump said on Thursday he ordered the U.S. military to immediately restart the process for testing nuclear weapons after a halt of 33 years, a move that appeared to be a message to rival nuclear powers China and Russia.

(Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )