Last year, President Donald Trump shocked many people when he instructed the government to resume nuclear testing “on an equal basis” with China and Russia. This statement seemed to suggest that our adversaries were actively testing nuclear weapons, despite the fact that the United States has not tested one since 1992. Some went so far as to suggest that China and Russia weren’t testing nuclear weapons at all and that if the United States resumed nuclear testing, it would simply trigger its adversaries to do likewise. China, meanwhile, denied carrying out any kind of nuclear testing and called upon the United States to forgo its plan. As such, the United States and its allies should be very concerned about Chinese intentions.

Source: Washington Post March 09, 2026 14:58 UTC