Trump reveals Pakistan "testing" nuclear weapons, defends US' decision to resume testing

US President Donald Trump has revealed that Pakistan is among the countries that have been actively testing nuclear weapons citing it as part of a broader pattern among other states that necessitates the US resuming its own nuclear testsIn an interview with CBS Newss 60 Minutes on Sunday Trump said several countries including Russia China North Korea and Pakistan are conducting nuclear tests while the US remains the only nation that does notRussias testing and Chinas testing but they dont talk about it Were an open society Were different We talk about it We have to talk about it because otherwise you people are going to report They dont have reporters that are going to be writing about it Trump statedWere going to test because they test and others test And certainly North Koreas been testing Pakistans been testing he addedTrump made these remarks when he was asked about his decision of detonating nuclear weapons after more than 30 years following Russias recent trials of advanced nuclearcapable systems including a Poseidon underwater droneYou have to see how they work The reason Im saying testing is because Russia announced that they were going to be doing a test If you notice North Korea is testing constantly Other countries are testing Were the only country that doesnt test And I dont want to be the only country that doesnt test Trump stated during the interviewWere going to test nuclear weapons like other countries do he addedTrump also claimed that the US possesses more nuclear weapons than any other country adding that he had discussed denuclearisation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi JinpingWe have enough nuclear weapons to blow up the world 150 times Trump said Russia has a lot of nuclear weapons and China will have a lot They have some They have quite a bitEarlier on Thursday Trump announced the immediate resumption of nuclear weapons testing citing Russias recent trials of advanced nuclearcapable systems in what marks a major escalation between the two nuclear powersBefore boarding Air Force One Trump said while denuclearisation would be a tremendous thing restarting American nuclear testing after more than three decades was appropriateThey seem to all be nuclear testing Trump told reporters referring to Russia and ChinaWe have more nuclear weapons than anybody We dont do testing but with others doing testing I think its appropriate that we do also he addedHe further stated that the preparations were already in place for testing without specifying the timing or locationWhen asked whether renewed testing could make the global nuclear landscape more volatile he responded I think we have it pretty well locked upMeanwhile Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law terminating the already defunct plutonium disposal agreement with the US which had been aimed at limiting the production of nuclear weaponsgrade material The 2000 pact required both nations to dispose of 34 tonnes of weaponsgrade plutonium no longer needed for military purposesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever