Foreign Policy · 2025-11-02
Other countries had recently conducted nuclear explosive tests
Misleading
Trump cited testing by other countries to justify restarting U.S. nuclear weapons tests.
What the evidence shows
Russia had tested nuclear-capable delivery systems, not detonated nuclear warheads. North Korea is the only country to have conducted a nuclear explosive test in the 21st century.
What happened next
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Assessment notes
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