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Trump’s Testing Plans for US Nuclear Weapons Won’t Include Explosions, Energy Secretary Says

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Newest development Nov 3, 2025 · 2 reportsEnergy secretary reveals how US nuclear tests will work

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions.

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    Trump’s Testing Plans for US Nuclear Weapons Won’t Include Explosions, Energy Secretary Says

    Headline from Military.com ·

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    Energy secretary reveals how US nuclear tests will work

    Headline from Fox News ·

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  1. Newsweek

    Nuclear testing update: Energy secretary clarifies Trump's comments (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the tests "are not nuclear explosions," but are "non-critical explosions."

  2. Fortune

    Trump's nuclear weapons tests will involve 'noncritical explosions,' not atomic blasts, energy secretary says (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    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.”

  3. Military.com

    Trump’s Testing Plans for US Nuclear Weapons Won’t Include Explosions, Energy Secretary Says (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. plans for nuclear weapons testing won't include explosions, Energy secretary says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Trump will not include nuclear explosions.

  5. Al Jazeera

    How will ‘limited’ US nuclear tests avoid any explosions? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    During a 60 Minutes TV interview, Trump accuses Russia, China and Pakistan of testing nuclear weapons.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Wright says newly ordered nuclear tests won’t include explosions (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump ordered the War Department to resume nuclear tests "on an equal basis" with Russia and China.

  7. Fox News

    Energy secretary reveals how US nuclear tests will work (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Christopher Wright explains that planned U.S. nuclear testing refers to noncritical explosions and weapons systems, not nuclear detonations.

  8. West Hawaii Today

    New weapons testing won’t include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary says (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    New weapons testing won’t include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary says – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today

  9. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    New nuke tests won’t include blasts, energy secretary says (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    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.

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