“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity.” ~llaw
Nov 05, 2025
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Trump’s erratic and demented mind is threatening nuclear war from his aggressive decision — probably one of his spur of the moment mental aberrations — that he appears too into himself rather than backing away as he has been advised by his own Secretary of Energy, who is responsible for such a change in nuclear functions.
Russia and North Korea are considering “nuclear testing” simply because Trump apparently can’t comprehend simple statements and sentences including his own usually meaningless blather. Two of the most likely enemies to start a nuclear war with the USA — Russia and North Korea — have announced that considering Trump’s decision to once-again begin “nuclear testing”, they will, too.
This is a dangerous and serious situation the USA has been thrown into by a President who evidently misunderstood the definition of “non-nuclear testing” and decided in his own mind that what the meaning was . . .
Trump appears to be incompetent and mentally ill, and needs to be — because we live in a nuclear-threatened world —removed from office asap (like today) . . . As an example, especially regarding Trump’s nuclear involvement, dating back to his offer to work out a new “nuclear agreement” with Iran that failed before it got started from his demanding changes to the negotiation rules before every scheduled meeting during the spring of this year.
Not only are our lives threatened, but lives around the world are also jeopardized by Trump’s bullying actions. Why? Because, as I said, today’s world is a nuclear world. ~llaw
Today’s Feature Story from LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD TODAY is from category. . .
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
North Korea Poised for Nuclear Test on Kim’s Orders
People watch a television broadcast of a North Korean military parade in Pyongyang, which marked the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, at
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Nov 05, 2025 at 03:39 AM EST
By Robert Birsel and John Feng
Newsweek is a Trust Project member
North Korea is ready to conduct its seventh nuclear test if leader Kim Jong Un gives the green light, South Korea’s Defense Intelligence Agency was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Newsweek has contacted the North Korean Embassy in China for comment.
Why It Matters
North Korea has pushed ahead with its development of nuclear weapons and the missiles with which to strike its perceived enemies, including the United States, despite sanctions and efforts over the years to engage it in negotiations in exchange for sanctions relief.
The Kim regime is estimated to possess about 50 warheads. A nuclear test would presumably enable North Korea to make technological advances, but it would also alarm its neighbors, including old ally China, and could be a setback for tentative efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to reopen talks with Kim.
The suspicion that North Korea might be preparing another underground nuclear test comes days after Trump announced that in light of what he described as nuclear testing by other countries, the United States would resume nuclear testing “on an equal basis.”
What To Know
North Korea has conducted six underground nuclear tests since 2006, the most recent in 2017.
If Kim were to decide to go ahead with a seventh test at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, it could be conducted very quickly, South Korean legislators Park Sun-won and Lee Seong-kweun told reporters after a closed-door briefing by the South Korean Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
North Korea also appears to be beefing up efforts to secure nuclear material and is establishing various types of manufacturing facilities for nuclear warheads, according to the intelligence agency.
Only North Korea has conducted a nuclear test detonation this century. Russia and China have tested delivery systems but not warheads.
Beijing and Moscow have intensified their nuclear weapons programs in recent years, but neither has confirmed violation of a testing moratorium.
Western officials and experts believe Russia has offered a helping hand to North Korea’s military programs.
The suspicion about an imminent North Korean nuclear test comes a day after another South Korean intelligence agency said Kim was willing to meet Trump and could do so early next year.
Trump met Kim three times during his first term in a failed effort to persuade the North Korean leader to roll back his United Nations-sanctioned nuclear weapons program in exchange for sanctions relief.
What People Are Saying
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a speech on October 10: “In order to cope with the growing nuclear war threats by the U.S. imperialists, [North Korea] had to lead the people to make a new leap forward in socialist construction while simultaneously carrying on economic construction and buildup of the nuclear forces.”
What Happens Next
Trump told reporters on October 24 that he was open to a meeting with Kim, citing their “great relationship.” It remains unclear when such a meeting might take place, and whether concessions would be on the table without steps toward denuclearization.
TODAY’s LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS
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Nuclear World News for Wednesday, (11/05/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Putin floats the possibility of fresh nuclear tests following Trump comments – CNN
CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country will explore the possibility of carrying out fresh nuclear tests after US President Donald Trump …
Putin floats the possibility of fresh nuclear tests following Trump comments | CNN
CNN
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Worker shortage looms over new US nuclear power focus – Roll Call
Roll Call
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Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Latvia’s nuclear emergency preparedness reviewed by IAEA
World Nuclear News
An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has praised Latvia’s “strong commitment to enhancing nuclear and radiological emergency …
Rolls-Royce secures emergency power supply at new airport terminal in Kuwait – ZAWYA
ZAWYA
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Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Putin orders nuclear weapons test preparations after Trump threat in new escalation
The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin orders nuclear weapons test preparations after Trump threat in new escalation. Donald Trump said the US would be …
Putin and Trump’s sabre-rattling raises spectre of nuclear confrontation once again
Forces News
For those of us old enough to remember the Cold War, the prospect of nuclear Armageddon was a constant, albeit distant, threat. While we didn’t do …
North Korea Poised for Nuclear Test on Kim’s Orders – Newsweek
Newsweek
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a speech on October 10: “In order to cope with the growing nuclear war threats by the U.S. imperialists …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
US states take steps towards nuclear new build
World Nuclear News
… nuclear power plant – already supply Illinois with electricity (Image: Constellation) … nuclear power projects. “At the Power Authority, we …
Did Trump just pick a nuclear ‘national champion’? – POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
Steam rises from a a cooling tower at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. … nuclear reactor facility at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia.
First American Nuclear “closed-fuel cycle” Nuclear Energy Park in the U.S. – WRTV
WRTV
First American Nuclear, a company that specializes in nuclear energy, announced plans to establish its headquarters in Indiana on Tuesday, …
Nuclear War
NEWS
Putin orders proposals on possible Russian nuclear test | Reuters
Reuters
… War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” Trump has yet to clarify whether he was …
‘Nothing revolutionary’ about Russia’s nuclear-powered missile: Experts – Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Putin has touted cruise missile Burevestnik and torpedo Poseidon as game-changing weapons as the Ukraine war rages on.
Rash: Trump’s ‘alarming’ and ‘incoherent’ stand on nuclear testing – Star Tribune
Star Tribune
“Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons,” he wrote, again on Truth …
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
California Joins Idaho, Hawai’i, Alaska, Oregon in a Volcanic Symphony of Power and …
Travel And Tour World
From Yellowstone National Park, where superheated geysers and the vast caldera … Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) ensures real-time …