Joe Biden calls nuclear weapons test talks by Trump ‘reckless’
The front-runner for the Democrats in this year’s US election says such a test hasn’t happened since 1992, and to do so now is ‘dangerous’
28 May 2020 - 16:58
Washington — Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden described reported discussions by the Trump administration over whether to conduct a nuclear weapons test as reckless, on Thursday, saying it could spur other countries to follow a dangerous US lead.
Republican President Donald Trump’s administration considered whether to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 1992, The Washington Post reported late on Friday, citing a senior official and two former officials familiar with the talks...
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