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(163,346 posts) Mon Nov 3, 2025, 03:47 AM Nov 3

Trump's testing plans for US nuclear weapons won't include explosions, energy secretary says

Source: AP

Updated 4:22 PM EST, November 2, 2025

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday. It was the first clarity from the Trump administration since the president took to social media last week to say he had “instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis.”

“I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests,” Wright said in an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Briefing.” “These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical explosions.”

Wright, whose agency is responsible for testing, added that the planned testing involves “all the other parts of a nuclear weapon to make sure they deliver the appropriate geometry and they set up the nuclear explosion.”

The confusion over Trump’s intention started minutes before he held a critical meeting in South Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump took to his Truth Social platform and appeared to suggest he was preparing to discard a decades-old U.S. prohibition on testing the nation’s nuclear weapons.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-nuclear-weapons-testing-explosions-wright-energy-a920fc10aff85243cb6895fad55b2839

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Trump's testing plans for US nuclear weapons won't include explosions, energy secretary says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 3 OP

And we're supposed to believe these bastards? calimary Nov 3 #1

I'm guessing you don't believe the bastards either. twodogsbarking Nov 3 #8

That guarantees explosions will be included. littlemissmartypants Nov 3 #2

until they do rampartd Nov 3 #3

Just like they didn't demolish the east wing! truthisfreedom Nov 3 #4

I'd assumed non critical testing has been ongoing BadgerKid Nov 3 #5

It has. Those kind of tests are always being conducted. Ray Bruns Nov 3 #7

The department of defense already conducts those tests. Another "non-issue" fixed by doing what we are already doing. Ray Bruns Nov 3 #6

I guess it wouldn't be too hard E. Normus Nov 3 #9

Nuclear explosions are triggered by a conventional explosive William Seger Nov 3 #10

calimary

(88,519 posts)

1. And we're supposed to believe these bastards?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 03:54 AM

Nov 3

Their leader is the guy who lies all the time. And all they seem interested in doing is placating him and pretending there’s nothing wrong with that (OR with him)!

twodogsbarking

(16,760 posts)

8. I'm guessing you don't believe the bastards either.

Reply to calimary (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 08:06 AM

Nov 3

littlemissmartypants

(30,897 posts)

2. That guarantees explosions will be included.

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 05:09 AM

Nov 3

rampartd

(3,020 posts)

3. until they do

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 06:32 AM

Nov 3

i have no problem with testing the gear. bit as soon as krasnov wants fireworks on caraccas who knows?

does anyone think maybe krasnov is clearing out competitors to his own fentanyl operation?

and why are not the russian gangsters on some kind of terror list?

truthisfreedom

(23,494 posts)

4. Just like they didn't demolish the east wing!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 06:45 AM

Nov 3

Just trust them! And deal with it!

BadgerKid

(4,931 posts)

5. I'd assumed non critical testing has been ongoing

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:16 AM

Nov 3

For example, by performing calculations and doing computer simulations.

Ray Bruns

(5,788 posts)

7. It has. Those kind of tests are always being conducted.

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:57 AM

Nov 3

Ray Bruns

(5,788 posts)

6. The department of defense already conducts those tests. Another "non-issue" fixed by doing what we are already doing.

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:56 AM

Nov 3

E. Normus

(110 posts)

9. I guess it wouldn't be too hard

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 09:19 AM

Nov 3

to mistake nuclear explosions from those coming from Trump's Depends! Which fallout would be worse?

William Seger

(12,049 posts)

10. Nuclear explosions are triggered by a conventional explosive

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 10:47 AM

Nov 3

If you test the system down to that point and accurately measure the conventional explosive power, you could have confidence that the nuclear explosion would have happened. We know enough about creating a nuclear reaction that there is never a need to test to that level.

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