Map shows 1st US nuclear missile test since Trump comments
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Experts say reviving the long-dormant testing program could take at least a year and would cost astronomical amounts for each test
Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.
The United States, Russia, and China are edging toward a new nuclear arms race as testing suspicions, treaty breakdowns, and political brinkmanship threaten to unravel decades of restraint.