Trump's planned nuclear weapons testings: Will China and Russia follow? | DW News

The world might be a little bit closer to catastrophe today, after President Trump announced that he'd ordered the Pentagon to restart its nuclear weapons testing program, after a break of more than 30 years. He said the tests are necessary to keep pace with China and Russia. In a statement published online, Donald Trump wrote: "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." 00:00 Trump announces nuclear weapons testing program 01:42 William Alberque, Senior Adjunct Fellow, Pacific Forum 10:47 Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War, King’s College 17:51 Juri Rescheto, DW Riga Bureau Chief For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #nuclearweapons #nucleartest #donaldtrump