https://sputnikglobe.com/20251030/trumps-nuclear-testing-post-doesnt-mean-immediate-start-of-exercises---stratcom-nominee-1123040792.html
Trump's Nuclear Testing Post Doesn't Mean Immediate Start of Exercises - STRATCOM Nominee
Trump's Nuclear Testing Post Doesn't Mean Immediate Start of Exercises - STRATCOM Nominee
Sputnik International
US President Donald Trump's statement about the resumption of nuclear testing was not necessarily about starting tests, as it referred to testing on an "equal basis," and neither China nor Russia has conducted nuclear tests, Vice Admiral Richard Correll, President Donald Trump's nominee for US Strategic Command commander, said on Thursday.
2025-10-30T14:43+0000
2025-10-30T14:43+0000
2025-10-30T14:43+0000
military
us
donald trump
us strategic command
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/107759/02/1077590263_0:95:1018:668_1920x0_80_0_0_e5989b92030957a0cb0b7f9e8620eb84.jpg
Earlier in the day, Trump said that he has ordered the resumption of nuclear testing because "others are doing testing," and it would seem appropriate for the US to do as well. Prior to that, the president wrote on Truth Social that he has ordered nuclear weapons tests to be conducted "on an equal basis" with other countries that allegedly have nuclear testing programs.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20251030/trump-instructs-pentagon-to-start-nuclear-weapons-testing-1123034610.html
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2025
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
us, donald trump, nuclear test, stratcom
us, donald trump, nuclear test, stratcom
Trump's Nuclear Testing Post Doesn't Mean Immediate Start of Exercises - STRATCOM Nominee
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Donald Trump's statement about the resumption of nuclear testing was not necessarily about starting tests, as it referred to testing on an "equal basis," and neither China nor Russia has conducted nuclear tests, Vice Admiral Richard Correll, President Donald Trump's nominee for US Strategic Command commander, said.
Earlier in the day, Trump said that he has ordered the resumption of nuclear testing because "others are doing testing," and it would seem appropriate for the US to do as well. Prior to that, the president wrote on Truth Social that he has ordered nuclear weapons tests to be conducted "on an equal basis" with other countries that allegedly have nuclear testing programs.
"I would not presume that the president's words meant nuclear testing ... I believe the quote was, 'Start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis.' Neither China nor Russia has conducted a nuclear explosive test. So I am not reading anything into it or reading anything out," Correll told a confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
