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Senator Markey Warns Trump Against Restarting U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing

Trump said he had directed the testing process to restart, while the White House defended the move as supporting nuclear deterrence.

Senator Markey Warns Trump Against Restarting U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing
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Sen. Ed Markey urged President Donald Trump not to restart U.S. nuclear weapons testing, warning it could prompt Russia and China to test. Markey also asked Trump to provide evidence for claims of secret foreign testing by December 15.

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