# American President Donald Trump ordered the US military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He said he instructed the Pentagon to test the US nuclear arsenal on an “equal basis” with other nuclear powers. A senior Russian lawmaker said Trump’s decision would herald a new era of unpredictability and open confrontation. China’s Foreign Ministry called for the US to abide by its commitment to a moratorium on nuclear testing.
Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons