President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 29 that the United States will "immediately" resume nuclear weapons tests.

In a Truth Social post , Trump touted progress made on nuclear weapons modernization during his first term. But he warned that China's nuclear weapons buildup will place Beijing's arsenal on equal footing with the United States and Russia "within 5 years."

"Because of other countries [sic] testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," Trump said.

The move seemingly signals an abrupt end to a 33-year period during which the United States did not test any nuclear weapons. The moratorium on nuclear detonations was put in place by former President George H.W. Bush, and the United States signed the Compreh

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