US Nuclear weapons Test Appears Imminent following Trump Announcement
WASHINGTON D.C. – November 3rd, 2025, 8:18 p.m. – Indications suggest the United States is preparing to conduct a nuclear weapons test in the coming days, shortly after President Donald Trump announced the resumption of such testing.While the tests are not expected to involve nuclear explosions, the move signals a meaningful shift in US nuclear policy.
According to reports from Newsweek, citing aerospace engineer Marco Langbroek of Delft University of Technology, navigation warnings have been issued for maritime shipping indicating an impending launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The missile is projected to target the Ronald Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, potentially as early as Wednesday or Thursday. This trajectory would mirror a similar, warhead-free test conducted in May, where a missile traveled approximately 6,760 kilometers west from California.
Last week, President Trump stated on Truth Social his intention to resume nuclear weapons testing, citing testing programs in other countries. “because of other countries’ testing programs, I have directed the War Department to begin testing our nuclear weapons on the same basis,” he wrote.
Energy Minister chris Wright clarified on Sunday, speaking with Fox News, that the tests would not involve nuclear detonations. The Department of Energy oversees many aspects of the US nuclear arsenal.
The US military routinely tests its intercontinental ballistic missiles, but the last full-scale nuclear test occured in September 1992 at the Nevada Test Site, resulting in a visible mushroom cloud.
The US currently maintains a stockpile of 400 Minuteman III missiles deployed in silos across Colorado, montana, Nebraska, North dakota, and Wyoming. Introduced in the early 1960s, the Minuteman III has a range of nearly 6,000 kilometers and is frequently enough referred to as the “doomsday rocket.”
