Trump Administration Clarifies Nuclear Testing Plans
2 weeks ago
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says new tests of America’s nuclear weapons systems ordered by President Donald Trump will not involve explosions.
In a Fox News interview Sunday, Wright explained that the upcoming evaluations will focus on systems and readiness — not detonations.
The clarification follows Trump’s social media post last week, in which he said he had “instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis.”
The administration now says the plan centers on modernization and deterrence, emphasizing it is not a move toward nuclear escalation.
In a Fox News interview Sunday, Wright explained that the upcoming evaluations will focus on systems and readiness — not detonations.
The clarification follows Trump’s social media post last week, in which he said he had “instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis.”
The administration now says the plan centers on modernization and deterrence, emphasizing it is not a move toward nuclear escalation.
