Trump Advisers Call for U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing if He Is Elected
A former national security adviser says Washington “must test new nuclear weapons for reliability and safety in the real world,” while critics say the move could incite a global arms race that heightens the risk of war.
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![A drop test of a B61 nuclear bomb. An aide to Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser said a redesign of this type of bomb, the B61-13, announced in October, was in need of explosive testing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/03/science/00nuclear-testing/00nuclear-testing-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp)