President Donald Trump instructed the Defense Department to “immediately begin” nuclear weapons testing last week. And that directive has been sending shock waves around the West.

Details are scarce, with the Pentagon pointing KJZZ to Truth Social – adding nothing more at this time – when asking for additional information about Trump’s post he made while overseas moments before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Prior to a moratorium imposed by Congress in 1992, the U.S. conducted more than 1,000 nuclear tests – mostly done at the Nevada Test Site – even hundreds of above-ground detonations.

“We can’t fully rule it out, that would be extremely provocative,” said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association. “No other country in the world has conducted a nucl

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