Why is there so much talk about nuclear weapons this week?

Photo: Aerial view of the Mike cloud during Operation Ivy – October 31, 1952. When this photo was taken the mushroom cloud was about 3 miles in diameter and 80,000 ft high. Photo credit: unknown USAF personnel for the Department of Energy. NARA NAID: 558592 Public domain. Analysis article by Zachary B. Wolf. CNN – November 1, 2025.

This was a big week to get more afraid about nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the testing of a new nuclear-capable missile. President Donald Trump responded by calling for the US to resume the testing of nuclear weapons. Neither country has tested nuclear weapons since the ‘90s, and Russia was quick to clarify that Putin did not announce new nuclear testing. […]

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