TRUMP RISKS DRAGGING WORLD INTO A NEW NUCLEAR ARMS RACE

US President Donald Trump's regressive decision on restarting nuclear weapons tests throws a spanner in decades of global work on a moratorium.

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Except for rogue North Korea, no other country has violated the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty that came into effect in 1996. The US signed it, but its senate never ratified the treaty. China, too, did not ratify it, and Russia revoked its ratification in 2023. Yet, the big three showed enough responsibility to stay off live testing. This norm could be torn asunder if the US administration walks the testing talk. Trump justified his decision saying Russia, China, North Korea, and Pakistan are already doing it. However, except for Pyongyang, there is no evidence of any other country indulging in live nuclear tests. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright sought to cla