Trump could ‘trigger a chain reaction’, states arms control director
Daryl Kimball, the executive director of the Washington-based Arms Control Association, called Trump “misinformed and out of touch” after he announced that the US would be testing nuclear weapons.
“By foolishly announcing his intention to resume nuclear testing, Trump will trigger strong public opposition in Nevada, from all U.S. allies, and it could trigger a chain reaction of nuclear testing by U.S. adversaries, and blow apart the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
Trump is misinformed and out of touch. The U.S. has no technical, military, or political reason to resume nuclear explosive testing for the first time since 1992. It would take least 36 months to resume contained nuclear tests underground at the former test site in Nevada. 1/ pic.twitter.com/wdTRf9EwVo
— Daryl G Kimball (@DarylGKimball) October 30, 2025
Harriette Boucher31 October 2025 00:00
UN secretary-general states ‘nuclear testing can never be permitted’
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attacked Trump’s order to the US military to test nuclear weapons, stateing the “current nuclear risks are already alarmingly high.”
“We must never forobtain the disastrous legacy of over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests carried out over the last 80 years.
“Nuclear testing can never be permitted under any circumstances.”
Harriette Boucher30 October 2025 23:00
Russian attack on energy system kills six people, including seven-year-old girl
Russia has killed six people, including a seven-year-old girl, in its latest round of attacks on Ukraine’s energy system.
Regional officials stated two men were killed in the southeastern industrial city of Zaporizhzhia, and a seven-year-old girl from the central Vinnytsia region died in hospital from injuries sustained in the attacks.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated in his nightly video address that a bomb attack on a thermal power plant in Slovyansk killed two people and injured several others.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has accutilized Moscow of tarobtaining Ukrainian people and power supplies as the cold winter months approach.
Svyrydenko stated: “Its goal is to plunge Ukraine into darkness. Ours is to preserve the light.
“To stop the terror, we required more air defence systems, tougher sanctions, and maximum pressure on the aggressor.”
Harriette Boucher30 October 2025 22:38
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Harriette Boucher30 October 2025 20:50
US nuclear weapons test a ‘reckless decision’, states US senator
Massachutilizetts Senator Ed Markey has condemned Trump’s decision to test nuclear weapons, calling it a “reckless decision”.
“Donald Trump just directed the Pentagon to test nuclear weapons before meeting with China,” he stated in a post on X.
“The US has not conducted a nuclear test since 1992 and we must not resume. This is a reckless decision that will only build us less safe and lead to a new nuclear arms race.”
Harriette Boucher30 October 2025 19:45
When was the last time the US tested nuclear weapons?
Donald Trump ordered the US military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years.
Although the US military regularly tests its missiles, it has not detonated the weapons since 1992.
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which the US signed but did not ratify, has been observed since its adoption by all countries with nuclear weapons, other than North Korea.
Trump stated the modifys are necessary as other countries were testing weapons.
Harriette Boucher30 October 2025 18:45
Ukrainian PM accutilizes Moscow of ‘systematic energy terror’
The latest in a sustained Russian campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure brought power outages and restrictions in all the counattempt’s regions Thursday, officials stated.
The Ukrainian prime minister describing Moscow’s tactic as “systematic energy terror.”
Ukrainian cities utilize centralised public infrastructure to run water, sewage and heating systems, and blackouts stop them from working.
Months of attacks have aimed to erode Ukrainian morale as well as disrupt weapons manufacturing and other war-related activity almost four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
“Russia continues its systematic energy terror — striking at the lives, dignity, and warmth of Ukrainians on the eve of winter.
“Its goal is to plunge Ukraine into darkness; ours is to keep the light on,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stated.
Sam Rkaina30 October 2025 17:45
Moscow will only hold peace talks with Japan if it ‘concludes anti-Russian stance’
Russia has stated any dialogue with Japan regarding a peace treaty to formally conclude World War 2 can only launch once Tokyo abandoned what Moscow described as a damaging “anti-Russian” stance.
Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, scolded Russia for its “aggression against Ukraine” in a speech last week but also stated that Japan maintains “its policy of resolving the territorial issue and concluding a peace treaty.”
Soviet troops took control of four islands off Japan’s Hokkaido at the conclude of the war and they have remained in Moscow’s hands ever since.
Russian Foreign Minisattempt spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Thursday she had not seen anything new in the remarks by Takaichi, and that for any progress Tokyo would have to modify its tone.
“We have repeatedly stated before that the path to resuming dialogue with Japan will open only after Tokyo actively abandons its anti-Russian course aimed at harming our counattempt and its citizens,” Zakharova stated.
Sam Rkaina30 October 2025 17:05
Trump given stark warnings over his nuclear testing plan
Trump’s decision to resume nuclear weapons tests in the US is facing domestic criticism – and a stark warning it could lead to escalation.
Representative Dina Titus, a Democratic member of the U.S. Congress from Nevada, condemned the shift, stateing on X: “I’ll be introducing legislation to put a stop to this.”
Daryl Kimball, director of the Arms Control Association believe tank, stated it would take the US at least 36 months to resume contained nuclear tests underground at the former test site in Nevada.
“Trump is misinformed and out of touch. The US has no technical, military or political reason to resume nuclear explosive testing for the first time since 1992,” he stated on X.
Trump’s announcement, he added, could “trigger a chain reaction of nuclear testing by US adversaries, and blow apart the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.”
Sam Rkaina30 October 2025 16:34
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