China Denies Nuclear Weapons Testing
Digest more
Beijing has denied US President Donald Trump's claim that China is one of the nations making and testing nuclear weapons. Trump has earlier claimed that China, Russia, North Korea and Pakistan are among the nations that are testing their nukes,
In a shift that repositions nuclear deterrence at the heart of international discussion, President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to begin 'testing' nuclear weapons on an 'equivalent basis' with Russia and China.
Hosted on MSN
Trump stuns 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell as he breaks terrifying news about China and Russia nukes
The president then revealed that Russia and China are actively testing their uncles weapons deep underground. Pressed on the topic by O'Donnell, Trump said: 'As powerful as they are, this is a big world ... country's first nuclear explosion since 1992.