Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here’s why experts are confused

(CNN) — A ghost of the Cold War is rising between the world’s superpowers, just in time for Halloween.

In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin bragging about his country testing both a nuclear-powered torpedo and a new cruise missile, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has fired back. In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform , Trump announced, “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.”

Now , nuclear watchdogs worldwide are wondering what might come of Trump’s pronouncement — and what he even means since the US hasn’t conducted a nuclear weapons test in decades.

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