Nuclear weapons testing - Wikipedia
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of their explosion. Over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests have been …
Here’s the science behind nuclear weapons testing
Jan 6, 2026 · Nuclear weapons tests were once a regular occurrence, but most countries haven’t tested in decades, following the adoption of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in …
Trump says nuclear weapons testing to resume in US after more …
Oct 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump has called on US military leaders to resume testing nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China.
What does it mean that Trump wants to resume nuclear testing? : …
Oct 30, 2025 · President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades. "We've halted many years ago, but with others …
Trump orders Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, …
Oct 30, 2025 · U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday directed the Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons testing "on an equal basis," citing testing programs by other countries.
The Necessity of Testing Our Nuclear Weapons
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s recent announcement that the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons has alarmed some nuclear-arms experts. It shouldn’t. President Trump had already …
The Nuclear Testing Tally - Arms Control Association
Through nuclear test explosions, the nuclear testing nations have been able to proof-test new warhead designs and create increasingly sophisticated nuclear weapons. The overwhelming …
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests tests at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). Since 1993, it has used a program known as Science-Based Stockpile Stewardship to maintain confidence in …
Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, why test and who has nuclear weapons ...
Oct 30, 2025 · How many nuclear weapons tests have there been, why were they stopped - and why would anyone start them again?
Report to Congress on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests
Aug 21, 2025 · Press reports in May 2020 indicated that Trump Administration officials had discussed whether to conduct an explosive test of a U.S. nuclear weapon. Since then, the first …