Former U.S. Energy Secretary: Restarting Nuclear Testing Is Unnecessary and Could Trigger International Consequences

【Former U.S. Energy Secretary: The Country Has No Need to Resume Nuclear Testing】

On October 31, 2025, Washington time, former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz stated in a statement:

The United States has no need to resume nuclear testing! Since 1996, the directors of the national laboratories responsible for nuclear weapons in the United States, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, and the Secretaries of Energy and Defense have annually confirmed that there is no scientific, technical, or military necessity to resume testing.

If the United States resumes such tests, it will lead Russia and possibly other countries to take similar actions.

Given the tense relationship between the United States and Russia, this decision is particularly problematic and may sow confusion among allies and adversaries who are trying to explain its consequences, especially among nuclear-armed states weighing possible retaliatory measures.

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