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US President Donald Trump’s social media post calling to “start testing our Nuclear Weapons" so that the US does not fall behind Russia and China sent shockwaves across Washington’s corridors of power.

From affecting confirmation hearings to alarming lawmakers about where in the US such tests might be conducted, Trump’s message asking the military to begin nuclear testing triggered widespread confusion.

A key area of uncertainty was whether the Republican president was referring to the testing of nuclear weapon delivery systems or ending a 33-year moratorium on explosive nuclear tests.

US Navy Vice Admiral Richard Correll, who was facing the Senate for his confirmation hearing on Thursday to become the commander of America’s nuclear forces, also appeared unsure.

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