SEOUL – President Trump has announced a major change in U.S. policy on nuclear weapon tests, instructing the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons. The news came as he was set to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

In a post on Truth Social, the president cited China and Russia's growing nuclear arsenals, writing: "Because of other countries' testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis."

President George H.W. Bush had invoked a moratorium on nuclear weapons tests after the fall of the Soviet Union.

President Trump made his announcement just minutes before a high-stakes meeting with China's President Xi Jinping. The two leaders met in South Korea today as the U.S. and China have been engaged in an escalating trade

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