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Trump’s Test Threat Could Fuel Nuclear Tensions With China

30 October 2025 at 20:11
Beijing has been expanding its arsenal, and distrust between China and the United States over nuclear weapons has deepened, with little hope of an agreement.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump before his meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.

Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump said after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, that he and Xi Jinping of China had agreed to an economic truce, walking back some of the tariffs and retaliatory measures that had roiled the world economy.

Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Tests, and Nvidia Crosses $5 Trillion

Plus, goodbye to “milk chocolate”?

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump speaking to reporters on Air Force One after his meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, on Thursday. Earlier, Mr. Trump threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing “on an equal basis” with other countries.

Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting

30 October 2025 at 11:39
Just minutes before he was scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping of China, the president threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing “on an equal basis” with other countries.

© Kadielle Shaw/U.S. Space Force, via AFGSC

A test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., in September.

Putin Announces Test of Tsunami-Making Nuclear Weapon

29 October 2025 at 23:50
The test comes days after President Vladimir V. Putin announced the previous trial of another Russian nuclear weapon.

© Pool photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this month. He announced the successful test of a nuclear-powered underwater drone on Wednesday.
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