Trump’s Nuclear Tests Ignite the World

By issuing orders to the Ministry of Defense—orders widely reported by global media—to conduct nuclear tests, U.S. President Donald Trump has forcefully pushed the world back into an arms race and renewed the threat of nuclear wars. This comes at a time when crises and conflicts are escalating between neighboring and rival states that already possess nuclear weapons.

Immediately after the orders were announced, Pentagon leaders rushed to declare the Nevada desert a suitable testing site. It remains unknown what will happen to the residents of this state from now and for decades to come. Generations in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still suffering from the effects of the American atomic bombs, despite nearly 80 years having passed since the catastrophe. The situation for Nevada’s population could be even worse, given the advanced and far more lethal nature of modern U.S. weapons.

Over the past two decades, American scientists and military experts have developed theories and principles for producing nuclear weapons—consisting of bombs and missiles—without actually manufacturing them. Despite persistent pressure from a specific group advocating for production and practical application, these theories remained shelved, awaiting what was considered the “right moment.”

In practice, no real-world tests of these weapons were conducted. The position of the group supporting at least the production of prototypes was based on two objectives. First, to ensure the readiness of these weapons in case they were used in battle or supplied to allies. Second, to demonstrate power and intimidate the world, particularly Russia and China, which place no value on theoretical research and paper-based studies, treating them as if they do not exist. Both rival states have openly mocked these theories, describing them as mere bubbles inflated by President Donald Trump whenever his options for intervening in world affairs run dry. Such threats have been repeated since his first presidential term between 2017 and 2021.

In general, there is no doubt that the step the United States intends to take will reignite the nuclear arms race, destroy the structure of global stability and balance, and lead to the collapse of two major international agreements that the world reached with great difficulty: the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

This move will push rival states—especially China—to believe that they are the primary targets, forcing them to develop weapons more advanced than those of the United States. The same applies to Russia. Nuclear testing will once again become a means of demonstrating national power, while other countries such as Japan, Germany, Iran, India, and Pakistan will sense growing danger. American nuclear tests could fuel their ambitions to pursue nuclear weapons, posing a serious threat to international peace and security.

If such weapons are produced, this will drive Iran, Germany, Japan, and Pakistan to conduct further tests. Trump’s call represents an attempt at escalation and a direct threat to global peace and security.