October 31, 2025
RED FM News Desk
President Donald Trump on Friday refused to say whether he intends to restart underground nuclear detonation tests, something he appeared to hint at earlier in the week with a social media post that sparked widespread concern about the U.S. possibly conducting its first nuclear weapons tests in three decades.
When asked by reporters if he planned to resume such testing, Trump replied, “You’ll find out very soon,” without offering further details. Speaking aboard Air Force One en route to Florida, he added, “We’re going to do some testing,” and, “Other countries do it.
If they’re going to do it, we’re going to,” but declined to clarify what kind of testing he meant.
His comments have caused confusion both within and outside the government. In his social media post, Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. might resume nuclear warhead testing “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, whose last known tests took place in the 1990s.
Some officials believe he may have been referring instead to testing missile delivery systems rather than nuclear warheads themselves. There is currently no indication that the U.S. plans to detonate nuclear weapons.
The U.S. military continues to conduct routine tests of missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, but no warhead detonations have occurred since 1992.
Although the U.S. has not ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, it has observed its terms, as have other nuclear-armed nations — with the exception of North Korea.
Both the Pentagon and the Department of Energy, which manages the U.S. nuclear arsenal, declined to comment on the matter.
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