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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Julian Borger in Washington

Former Trump national security adviser urges resumption of nuclear testing

Middle-aged white man with white hair sits in chair in front of American flag, speaking and gesturing with both hands.
Robert O’Brien in Florida in 2020. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Robert O’Brien, widely tipped to play a leading role in a second Trump presidency, has advocated the resumption of nuclear testing, and the possible renewed production of plutonium and weapons-grade uranium.

Arms control experts said O’Brien’s proposals would accelerate the global nuclear arms race and backfire in terms of US security, handing greater advantages to Russia and China.

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