LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – President Trump announced on social media he is directing the Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons tests. It’s been more than three decades since the U.S. carried out a nuclear test.

President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume a nuclear testing program that was shuttered during the George HW Bush administration would require spending astronomical amounts of money ...

President Donald Trump has called on US military leaders to resume testing nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China. "Because of other countries testing ...

President Donald Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing prompted quick condemnation from some Nevada congressional Democrats. It’s unclear exactly what directive Trump gave in a Wednesday ...

The Nevada desert once scarred by mushroom clouds now shelters a surprisingly rich web of life, with scientists documenting roughly 1,500 plant and animal species inside the former nuclear proving ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he expects U.S. nuclear-weapons testing sought by President Donald Trump to stop short of actual atomic bomb explosions for now. “I think the tests we’re ...

Was President Trump’s recent directive to resume U.S. nuclear testing — after a hiatus of 33 years — an actual policy decision? Or was it a political stunt to project toughness? His surprise ...

The extraordinary claim, if true, would mark the first nuclear test of the 21st century by any country other than North Korea ...

Over seven decades of nuclear weapons testing have left a toll that can no longer be dismissed as an abstract risk. A new global assessment links roughly 4,000,000 early deaths to about 2,400 test ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gave backup to President Trump when asked about the president vowing to begin testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 1992. “The commander in chief wants us to be ...

The only remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, NewSTART, expires on February 5, 2026. Russia withdrew from NewSTART in 2023, but has ...