US Nuclear Weapon Testing Won’t Involve Any Explosions, Energy Secretary Says

President Donald Trump said on Oct. 29 that he had instructed the Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons ‘on an equal basis’ with adversaries.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 6, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Nov. 2 that no nuclear explosions will take place during the nuclear weapons testing ordered by President Donald Trump.

Wright told Fox News the tests are intended to assess certain parts of a nuclear weapon to make sure “they deliver the appropriate geometry” and can set up a nuclear explosion.