A sub-surface atomic test is seen at the Nevada test site on March 23, 1955. US Atomic Energy Commission/AP

This was a big week to get more afraid about nuclear weapons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the testing of a new nuclear-capable missile .

President Donald Trump responded by calling for the US to resume the testing of nuclear weapons .

Neither country has tested nuclear weapons since the ‘90s, and Russia was quick to clarify that Putin did not announce new nuclear testing. During a trip to Asia, Trump did not meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un , who has rejected demands that his country denuclearize.

North Korea is one potential villain in a fictional movie about nuclear war on Netflix, Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite.” It is a “Rashomon”-st

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