Trump's nuclear testing order is the focus of STRATCOM confirmation hearing

By Shelley K. Mesch / October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
President Trump's order to restart nuclear weapons testing became the focus of Navy Vice Adm. Richard Correll's nomination hearing today to take command of U.S. Strategic Command. It’s unclear whether Trump was referring to nuclear explosive testing -- which the U.S. hasn’t done since 1992 at the end of the Cold War -- or the delivery systems for nuclear weapons, which the U.S. and other countries routinely test . “Because of other countries' testing programs, I have instructed the Department...

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