NY POST: President Trump’s claims that Russia and China are secretly testing nuclear weapons are correct, according to CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton.
Trump announced last week that he had ordered the Pentagon to “immediately” begin testing nuclear weapons for the first time in more than three decades to counter the growing arsenals and alleged testing programs of Russia and China.
Trump elaborated in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday.
“The testing is because Russia announced that they were doing a test. If you notice, North Korea is testing constantly. Other countries are testing. We’re the only country that doesn’t test, and I don’t want to be the only country that doesn’t test,” the president said.
In an X post on Monday, Ratcliffe wrote, “@realDonaldTrump is right.”
He included a quote from retired Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. that read, “United States believes that Russia probably is not adhering to the nuclear testing moratorium in a manner consistent with the zero-yield standard.”
He also included an image of a Wall Street Journal headline that read, “Possible Chinese Nuclear Testing Stirs U.S. Concern.”
.@realDonaldTrump is right. pic.twitter.com/Y8LO5CEIpj
— CIA Director John Ratcliffe (@CIADirector) November 3, 2025
Cotton (R-Ark.), in a subsequent X post, wrote, “After consultations with Director Ratcliffe and his team, they have confirmed to me that the CIA assesses that both Russia and China have conducted super-critical nuclear weapons tests in excess of the U.S. zero-yield standard.”
“These tests are not historic and are part of their nuclear modernization programs,” he added.
After consultations with Director Ratcliffe and his team, they have confirmed to me that the CIA assesses that both Russia and China have conducted super-critical nuclear weapons tests in excess of the U.S. zero-yield standard. These tests are not historic and are part of their… https://t.co/DIUKsw4O3q
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) November 3, 2025
“Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” Trump wrote on Truth Social last Wednesday. “That process will begin immediately.”
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