The disclosure was made on Truth Social while Trump was aboard Marine One en route to a Biden-era–level meeting in Asia, as he headed toward talks with President Xi Jinping in Busan.

Trump suggested the tests would resemble those of other nations but did not specify whether detonations would actually take place.

During remarks on Air Force One, Trump asserted that the United States will conduct nuclear tests like other nations.

President Donald Trump announced that the United States will resume nuclear testing, signaling a major shift in the arms race.

The move is portrayed as a significant policy reversal with potentially wide-ranging impacts on U.S. defense posture and international relations.

The restart directive, issued last month, ends a 33-year hiatus in U.S. nuclear testing.