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Nuclear Modernization

U.S. Should Ready For Return to Nuclear Testing at Nevada, Conservative Policy Document Says

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

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U.S. Should Ready For Return to Nuclear Testing at Nevada, Conservative Policy Document Says

The United States should get ready to again test nuclear weapons at the Nevada National Security Site if former President Trump wins reelection in November, according to conservative policy document released last week. In a list of “needed reforms,” Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership, a conservative policy blueprint written by former Trump administration advisers, said that restoring “readiness to test nuclear weapons at the Nevada National Security Site [will] ensure the ability of the U.S. to respond quickly to asymmetric technology surprises.…

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