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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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  1. Trump’s nuclear-testing announcement is linked to Russian weapons claims

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    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.

    Open source report