Trump Declares Nuclear Arms Race After Russia’s Poseidon Test: US To Resume Weapons Testing ‘Immediately’ As President Warns China Will Match Moscow Within 5 Years | World News
In a bombshell announcement that appeared directly triggered by Russia’s latest nuclear weapons tests, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States would immediately resume nuclear weapons testing, ending a more than three-decade moratorium.
It’s impossible to ignore timing. Just days after Russia successfully tested the fearsome Poseidon nuclear torpedo and the Burevestnik cruise missile, both nuclear-powered superweapons designed to evade all American defenses, Trump pulled the trigger on America’s backlash.
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Trump’s message is clear, but his meaning is even clearer: Russia has demonstrated weapons the United States cannot defend, a torpedo that can remain hidden underwater for months and a cruise missile with almost unlimited range. In response, Trump ordered immediate nuclear testing.
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The Terrible Mathematics Behind the Decision
Trump laid out the nuclear hierarchy: America is ahead, Russia is second, and China is a distant third. But here is the alarm bell when the President warns that China will reach parity with Russia in just five years. Add Russia’s new superweapons to the mix, and America’s nuclear advantage no longer looks so comfortable.
Trump said this was due to “other countries’ testing programs.” He didn’t name Russia, but it was clear who he meant. Putin’s Poseidon and Burevestnik tests were not just military trials, they were open challenges to US power.
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America responds
Trump’s order to the War Department is clear: Begin testing “on an equal basis” with other countries. Not carefully. Not symbolically. Equal. No matter what Russia does, test after test, weapon after weapon.
Timeline? “This process will begin immediately.”
Putin pushed, Trump responded
This is not just a policy, it is a direct response to Russia’s provocations. Putin introduced weapons designed to nullify American defenses. Trump’s response? We’re going back to the test game and we’re doing it now.
The nuclear arms race, which many believed ended with the Cold War, is back. Putin revived this with Poseidon, and Trump made it official and made the world a much more dangerous place.
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