President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced on his social media site that the “process will begin immediately” to resume testing of nuclear weapons.

“Absolutely not. I’ll be introducing legislation to put a stop to this,” Nevada Democratic U.S. Rep. Dina Titus responded on social media.

“This directly contradicts the commitments I secured from Trump nominees — and the opinion of Administration officials who certify our nuclear stockpile — who’ve told me explosive nuclear testing would not happen & is unnecessary,” said Nevada Democratic U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, adding, “I’ll fight to stop this.”

The U.S. conducted above-ground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas from 1951 until 1962, according to a brief historical overview from the test

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