US weapons tests won't include nuclear explosions

New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President

Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris
Wright said Sunday. It was the first clarity from the Trump administration
since the president took to social media last week to say he had
“instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on
an equal basis.” “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are
system tests,” Wright said in an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday
Briefing.” “These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call
noncritical explosions.”

 AP News 2nd Nov 2025

 https://apnews.com/article/trump-nuclear-weapons-testing-explosions-wright-energy-a920fc10aff85243cb6895fad55b2839

 New York Times 3rd Nov 2025

 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/02/us/trump-news