Trump Declines to Clarify if the US Will Conduct Tests of Its Nuclear Weapons

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump has declined to say whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests. He had seemed to suggest that was a possibility in a social media post this week. The post raised concerns the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades. The president told reporters, “You’ll find out very soon” when he was asked about it. Trump said, “We’re going to do some testing” and “Other countries do it. If they’re going to do it, we’re going to.” But he refused to offer more details. He spoke aboard Air Force One as he headed to Florida on Friday for the weekend.

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