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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Mushroom clouds over Vegas? What Trump’s nuclear weapons tests could mean for America and the world

Donald Trump has repeatedly called the proliferation of nuclear weapons “the n-word,” his way of warning that speaking “nuclear” into existence puts the world on the path of mutually assured destruction.

But 10 months into his second administration, the president is commanding officials to resume nuclear weapons testing, which would end the U.S’s 33-year moratorium and invite a global arms race in a volatile political moment.

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