US President Donald Trump says he has asked the Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons. Photo: AP PHOTO

US President Donald Trump, ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, says he has instructed the Department of Defense to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons on an "equal basis" with other nuclear powers.

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"Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately," Trump said on Truth Social, ahead of the meeting with Xi in South Korea.

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