Washington, Oct 31, 2025 (AFP) - Trump stirs tensions with surprise nuclear test order

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US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions. The announcement on social media was issued just before Trump -- who boasts frequently about being a peace president -- went into a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea. But Trump's announcement left much unanswered -- chiefly about whether he meant testing......

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