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Trump was probably responding to Putin’s claimed tests of the nuclear-capable Burevestnik missile and Poseidon underwater drone, rather than signaling primarily toward China. An analyst interpretation that Trump may have meant testing delivery systems rather than nuclear warheads.
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Trump’s nuclear-testing announcement is linked to Russian weapons claims
Trump was probably responding to Putin’s claimed tests of the nuclear-capable Burevestnik missile and Poseidon underwater drone, rather than signaling primarily toward China. An analyst interpretation that Trump may have meant testing delivery systems rather than nuclear warheads.
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Trump’s nuclear-testing announcement is linked to Russian weapons claims
Trump was likely instead referring to Russia and reacting to a pair of announcements Pres. Putin made this week celebrating two separate tests of nuclear delivery systems.
Trump was probably responding to Putin’s claimed tests of the nuclear-capable Burevestnik missile and Poseidon underwater drone, rather than signaling primarily toward China. An analyst interpretation that Trump may have meant testing delivery systems rather than nuclear warheads.
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