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In a move that has sharpened international focus on nuclear posturing, the United States Air Force’s Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, just days after President Donald Trump publicly declared his administration’s intent to resume nuclear weapons testing. US Tests Minuteman III Missile; Via: Nexta The missile, which carried no warhead, was launched as part of what the Air Force has termed a “routine reliability test” and landed near the Marshall Islands in the Pacific.  The launch was confirmed by Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson via social media, though no formal statement had been issued at the time by Vandenberg Space Force Base or Global Strike Command, the U.S. military authority that oversees both strategic bombers and silo-based nuclear missiles. ‼️‼️🇺🇲🚀 BIG NEWS - The United States is preparing for a nuclear weapons test: Washington plans to conduct a tes...

Amid rising strategic uncertainty, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday instructed his top security, intelligence, and defence leadership to begin formal consultations on the potential resumption of nuclear weapons testing. This is a dramatic signal that Moscow is prepared to mirror any similar moves by the United States. File Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin; Via: Visegrad24 Putin’s remarks came during a high-level operational meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council , including Defence Minister Andrei Belousov , FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov , Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Chief Sergei Naryshkin , and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov , among others. At the centre of the meeting was an interjection from State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who pressed Putin for clarity on the Kremlin’s position following Donald Trump’s public call for renewed U.S. nuclear weapons testing.  Trump, currently leading the 2026 presidential race, had e...

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced a resumption of American nuclear weapons testing, triggering an immediate international backlash. The declaration follows Russia’s confirmed test of Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered cruise missile capable of intercontinental range and prolonged flight time -- a move many see as reigniting the global arms race. Representational Image Source: Nobel Prize In a post on social media platform Truth Social, Trump claimed the United States possesses “more Nuclear Weapons than any other country,” asserting that his previous administration had undertaken a “complete update and renovation” of the U.S. arsenal.  Citing ongoing weapons development by adversaries, Trump stated he had instructed the “Department of War” to begin renewed testing of nuclear weapons, a shift in nomenclature that drew immediate condemnation. “I HATED to do it, but had no choice!” Trump wrote, asserting that Russia is second in nuclear capabilities and China a “distant third....