Trump stirs global tensions with surprise nuclear test
US President Donald Trump's surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing provoked global criticism on Friday, as it raised the spectre of renewed superpower tensions.
Trump orders US to start nuclear weapons testing
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing on a level with China and Russia - just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered
Putin brandishes a new nuclear-powered missile as he digs in over Russia's demands on Ukraine
By holding nuclear drills and boasting about a successful test of a pioneering atomic-powered cruise missile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending a message to President Donald Trump: Moscow won't be cowed into making concessions on Ukraine. Facing Trump's call for a quick ceasefire and bruising, new U.S. sanctions on Russia's oil industry,