Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 30, (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump, has announced the immediate start of new nuclear weapons tests, citing testing programmes in other countries in a post on his Truth Social platform.
“Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” Trump wrote on Thursday. “That process will begin immediately.”
He did not specify which weapons would be tested.
The US president made the announcement shortly before a planned meeting with Chinese President, Xi Jinping, in South Korea.
GNA