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Thursday, October 30, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump, ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, said he has instructed the Department of Defense to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons on an "equal basis" with other nuclear powers.

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-- Reuters (@reuters.com) Oct 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM

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Why didn't Fat Smelvis nuke Hurricane Melissa?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-30 01:24 AM | Reply

Dummkopf Trumpf is a deeply stupid man who is now beset by dementia and his supporters adulate him.


#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-30 06:47 AM | Reply

One more sign of how unstable and unsafe Trump is making our world.

Why we let that rabid dog into our house to take a sh-- and bite the children will be the subject of countless doctoral dissertations.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-30 08:08 AM | Reply

Russia and China aren't testing their weapons(though they might after the US does), so what's the "equal basis"?

#4 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2025-10-30 12:44 PM | Reply

We're going to create untold tons of radioactive waste just to satisfy the whim of a tyrant. Disgusting.

#5 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-30 01:13 PM | Reply

Related ...

Russia Warns Trump Nuclear Tests Will Lead to Chaos'
www.newsweek.com

... A senior Russian lawmaker has warned that any U.S. move to resume nuclear weapons testing"halted since 1992"would trigger a destabilizing chain reaction, accusing Washington of undermining global strategic stability and violating the spirit of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. ...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-30 01:22 PM | Reply

Give the man a noble peace prize already.

Just to keep the world safe from him.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-30 01:22 PM | Reply

#6 why are you doing Putins bidding?

"Start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis."

Why can't the US do what China and Russia are doing with regards to nuclear weapons testing?


Russia and China aren't testing their weapons(though they might after the US does), so what's the "equal basis"?
#4 | POSTED BY DEREK_

It appears they are ... Seems Trump is more informed than you. This has happened so often here, I will assume that is the case from now on.

The United States assesses that Russia has conducted nuclear weapons-related experiments that
have created nuclear yield. The United States does not know how many, if any, supercritical or
self-sustaining nuclear experiments Russia conducted in 2019. Russia may be testing in a
manner that releases nuclear energy from an explosive canister, which raises compliance
concerns with Russia's TTBT notification obligation.

China maintained a high level of activity at its Lop Nur nuclear weapons test site throughout
2019. China's possible preparation to operate its Lop Nur test site year-round, its use of
explosive containment chambers, extensive excavation activities at Lop Nur, and lack of
transparency on its nuclear testing activities " which has included frequently blocking the flow of
data from its International Monitoring System (IMS) stations to the International Data Center
operated by the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
Organization " raise concerns regarding its adherence to the "zero yield" standard adhered to by
the United States, the United Kingdom, and France in their respective nuclear weapons testing
moratoria.
www.state.gov

www.state.gov

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-10-31 08:01 AM | Reply

#2 | POSTED BY C0RI0LANUS A

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-10-31 08:06 AM | Reply

Has Trumpy figured out what the Nuclear Triad is yet?

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-31 12:15 PM | Reply

If the US does restart the testing of nuclear weapons, Trump's going to be very disappointed when he discovers that these test are conducted underground. I suspect that he was looking forward to going out to someplace like Nevada or New Mexico and watching big bright flashes of light and mushroom-shaped clouds.

OCU

#11 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-10-31 12:21 PM | Reply

#8 | Posted by oneironaut

Wow, you put a lot of work into that spin! But we're talking about the detonation of actual nuclear weapons. Not experiments.

#12 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2025-10-31 01:17 PM | Reply

Trump's Strange Remark on Joe Rogan Podcast

www.youtube.com

3 min

"The Middle East is rapidly changing. You know, there are prophets that say the world will come to an end in the Middle East. You know that, right? And we have weapons today that are so scary when you look, I rebuilt them all."

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-31 04:35 PM | Reply

Man who might not last another decade will leave toxic pollution for the next 1000 years. Nice!

#14 | Posted by Brennnn at 2025-11-01 07:41 AM | Reply

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