Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the immediate resumption of nuclear weapons testing, citing Russia 's recent trials of advanced nuclear-capable systems, including the Poseidon underwater drone, in what marks a major escalation between the two nuclear powers.

Before boarding Air Force One , Trump said while denuclearization would be a "tremendous thing," restarting American nuclear testing after more than three decades was "appropriate."

"They seem to all be nuclear testing," Trump told reporters, referring to Russia and China . "We have more nuclear weapons than anybody. We don't do testing... but with others doing testing, I think it's appropriate that we do also."

He added that preparations were already in place for te

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