Rhetoric ramp-up around US nuclear weapons testing is reminiscent of Cold War

31/10/2025 10:59 France 24

US President Donald Trump announced that the US would restart nuclear weapons testing. The move elicited shock and confusion, coming right before his meeting with his Chinese counterpart on October 29 -- and right after their Russian Counterpart had revealed two new nuclear-powered weapons earlier in the week. The ramping up of rhetoric is reminiscent of the Cold war.

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