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President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to begin testing US nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, heralding a potentially major shift in decades of US policy at a time of growing tensions between the world’s nuclear-armed superpowers.

The test comes days after President Vladimir V. Putin announced the previous trial of another Russian nuclear weapon.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in a military uniform, announced on Oct. 26, 2025, that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered missile. If true, such a weapon could provide Russia with a unique military capability that also has broader political implications.

President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China. The Kremlin pointed out that a global test ban on nuclear test has remained in place,

President Donald Trump on Thursday morning said he directed the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, an apparent attempt to flex the United States’ military might ahead of a high-stakes trade meeting here with his Chinese counterpart,

The Centre for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) has assessed statements by Russian leader Vladimir Putin about testing the nuclear-powered submarine complex Poseidon and the Burevestnik missile as an attempt to exert psychological pressure on the West.