Trump's plans to restart nuclear testing likely won't produce any mushroom clouds, experts say

President Trump's comments about restarting weapons tests are not likely to lead to mushroom-cloud explosions over the New Mexico desert or seismic shaking underground in Nevada, according to the nation's foremost experts.

But questions about what kind of testing Mr. Trump does have in mind have been rippling through the nuclear nonproliferation community. In an interview on " 60 Minutes ," the president elaborated on remarks he made last week announcing a plan to resume U.S. testing of nuclear weapons. "Other countries are testing," he said. "We're the only country that doesn't test, and I don't want to be the only country that doesn't test."

The president did not clarify what type of testing he envisions. The U.S. has not conducted above-ground nuclear tests since the 1960