El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ordenó reanudar las pruebas de armas nucleares por primera vez desde 1992. Un día antes, el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin dijo que Rusia había probado con éxito un supertorpedo de propulsión nuclear.
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- President Trump confirmed he has ordered the Department of War to begin nuclear weapons testing, citing other countries' testing programs. 16s
- Russia has recently tested nuclear-capable torpedoes and missiles, and China has expanded its nuclear stockpile, but no country has tested an actual nuclear weapon in decades. 34s
- The U.S., Russia, and China previously signed a treaty banning nuclear tests, though it was never ratified into law. 47s
- Officials from Russia and China expressed concern and urged the U.S. to abide by test ban treaty obligations. 54s
- Experts warn that renewed U.S. testing could prompt similar actions from Russia and China, with China potentially gaining the most from resumed testing. 1m 14s