Amid growing tension from the US / China, the Trump administration is considering a nuclear test again, the last test was done 28 years ago in 1992.
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According to the Washington Post, a high-level meeting took place, with
many members opposed to the trial.
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US National Security Council has not yet given any statement in this
matter
Amid growing tension from China, the US may conduct a nuclear test once again after 28 years. The Trump administration discussed this last week. The US last conducted a nuclear test in 1992.
The meeting was held on 15 May
On May 15, the issue was discussed by top national security officials, according to the Washington Post. However, this meeting has not yielded any concrete results. The matter of light nuclear bombs from Russia and China was raised in this meeting. The US accused both countries of conducting tests. However, both of them denied the allegations. A source told The Washington Post that in the meeting, members have decided to respond to Russia and China's trial in another way.
Security Council did not give any statement
The US National Security Council has not yet given a statement on the matter. According to the Washington Post, there has been disagreement over the idea of nuclear testing. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has disagreed over the matter. It is the NNSA that determines the safety of nuclear weapons.
Arms Reduction Treaty expires in 2021
The Arms Reduction Treaty between the US and Russia is ending in February 2021. Russia has several times asked the US to extend this treaty for five years. America says that now it will increase this treaty only when China, Britain and France also come in it. Since 1945, at least eight countries have conducted nearly 2,000 nuclear tests. Of these, the US alone did more than 1,000 tests.
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