Nov. 6 (UPI) --President Donald Trump's calls to ramp up nuclear weapons testing last week have put nuclear watchdogs and world leaders on alert while experts say the United States has little to gain.

In a November 5 meeting of the Security Council of Russia, President Vladimir Putin directed his military and political leaders to “submit coordinated proposals on the possible first steps focusing on ...

Nevada Democrats are pushing for more detail into Donald Trump’s call to resume nuclear testing as members of the president’s administration say publicly that explosive testing is unlikely. Sens.

President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017. By David E. Sanger and William J. Broad David ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Erin D. Dumbacher is Stanton nuclear security senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. President Donald Trump ...

The United States’ impending resumption of nuclear testing after more than three decades is being touted by President Donald Trump as a method to challenge adversaries. Nuclear experts question the ...

China is rapidly overhauling a network of secret facilities used to manufacture warhead components as it expands its nuclear stockpile faster than any other country, according to an analysis of ...

President Trump’s call to resume nuclear tests was muddied this week when Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States would not resume explosive testing, which was last conducted in the 1990s ...

Sandia National Laboratories are planning to conduct a controlled explosives test. It is set to happen on Wednesday, Jan. 7.