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Nov 13, 2025
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov are see…Read More | Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
LLAW’s All Things Nuclear Review Today . . .
Trump’s insane decision to restart nuclear weapons-testing is based on an extremely serious and dangerous lie and complete ignorance, and then extended to juvenile madness on some kind of immature ability to admit that he was “dead” wrong.
No other country anywhere was testing nuclear weapons at the time, but he jumped to the erroneous conclusion that Russia — that had stopped testing nuclear weapons long ago — even before the USA stopped — was doing so, failing to understand that Russia was testing missiles and and other weapons carriers and other transportation for nuclear weapons. That is huge difference — and now Russia, China, North Korea, and maybe other nations are preparing to do their own nuclear weapons testing.
Trump, all by himself, has created a global situation for the possibility of nuclear war by making a decision based on his stupidity and his foggy imagination and his “bull headed self-pride”, and he has, so far, refused to admit his huge mistake nor change his demented mind.
Beside the fact that he should have known all that already— especially as the U.S. president, he refused to recognize and/or admit his error and wrongly forced his involved cabinet and others in his administration “to do as he said”. This foolish with childlike decision explains exactly why his mentality makes him extremely dangerous — especially where nuclear weapons, nuclear power, and war itself are concerned.
So my question is perhaps the most important question ever asked: “Why on planet Earth is this man still the President of the United States of America? ~llaw
Today’s Feature Story from LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD TODAY is from category. . .
Putin Ally Issues Nuclear Warning to US: ‘Russia Will Respond’
Published
Nov 13, 2025 at 09:40 AM EST
updated
Nov 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM EST
By Dan Gooding and Jason Lemon
Newsweek is a Trust Project member
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned on Thursday that “Russia will respond in kind” if the United States begins testing nuclear weapons.
The comments came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about resuming testing on Wednesday, and also addressed concerns that China might be expanding its nuclear arsenal.
Why It Matters
Tensions have been growing around nuclear weapons and testing in recent months, despite North Korea being the only nation to have conducted any nuclear tests this century. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, signed in 1996, has kept the threat of escalation somewhat at bay. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and concerns in Europe and the U.S., have led to increased discussions and veiled threats that testing would begin again around the world.
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov are see…Read More | Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
What To Know
President Donald Trump said in late October that he had instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear testing in Nevada, claiming the U.S. had the most nuclear weapons of any country.
Then on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that the president’s pledge was “on par with other countries around the world,” and in part to ensure the weapons were safe. He did not appear to fully commit to full testing.
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Peskov, a key ally and top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, responded to Rubio’s remarks on Thursday.
“If we consider this [Rubio’s words] to be confirmation that the U.S. is lifting the ban on testing, then this indeed signifies Washington’s intention to conduct such tests, as this would interrupt a long-standing period of a comprehensive ban on nuclear testing,” Peskov said, according to Russia’s Tass news agency.
“As our president has said, in that case, Russia will respond in kind,” the Kremlin spokesperson said.
On November 5, Putin reportedly told Russia’s Foreign and Defense Ministries, as well as the country’s special services and civil agencies, to gather information and analyze what was needed to possibly restart full-scale nuclear tests in Russia.
Peskov insisted that this was simply analyzing a potential plan, and not an instruction to begin testing.
Relations between Trump and Putin have become somewhat strained in recent months, with the U.S. president growing frustrated at the lack of progress being made to end Russia’s war with Ukraine. A meeting between the two at the end of October was put on indefinite hold.
What People Are Saying
Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, speaking to Newsweek in October about Trump’s comments: “It’s not militarily, technically or politically necessary. It would lead to a chain reaction of nuclear tests by other countries, including Russia, probably North Korea, maybe China, and it would undermine U.S. security because the United States has conducted more nuclear tests—1,030—than any other country.”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking Wednesday on his belief Russia does not want peace: “So what we see now is they continue long-range strikes into Ukraine, obviously to degrade their electrical grid and try to demoralize the country or what have you, and they’ve made some gains in Donetsk. And they’re losing 7,000 soldiers a week—7,000 dead soldiers a week from Russia, so—so as of now, I mean, that’s the assessment we have to make. They’ve made a demand that Ukraine can’t agree to, and so that’s sort of where we are at this point.”
President Donald Trump, on Truth Social October 29: “The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office. Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years. Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”
What’s Next
Trump is likely to face opposition to new nuclear testing from Congress, while it remains unclear whether Russia, China or others are testing their weapons or not.
TODAY’s LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS
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