Opinion | Trump’s call to restart nuclear tests a reckless redefining of deterrence
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The US president may have been motivated by the desire to project strength but nuclear weapons testing could further isolate America and spark a new cold war.

US President Donald Trump’s recent call for the military to immediately restart nuclear weapons testing, apparently ending a 33-year moratorium that began under president George H.W. Bush in 1992, has sent shock waves across the globe. The announcement was made via social media moments before the much-anticipated meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, the first meeting between the…

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