US President Donald Trump has alleged that Pakistan and China, along with Russia and North Korea, are conducting nuclear weapons tests. The claim has raised concerns for India, which faces two nuclear-armed neighbours on its borders.
In an interview, Trump said that these countries were carrying out nuclear tests despite the global moratorium that has been in place for more than three decades. He remarked while defending his decision to authorise the United States to resume nuclear testing after 33 years.
Trump claimed that several nations possessing nuclear warheads have continued testing in secret but refrain from acknowledging it publicly.
“Russia’s testing and China’s testing, but they don’t talk about it. You know, we’re an open society. We’re different. We talk about it… They don’t have reporters that are going to be writing about it,” he said.
The former president went on to include Pakistan in his allegations, saying, “Certainly North Korea’s been testing. Pakistan’s been testing.”
According to Trump, these countries allegedly conduct underground detonations to conceal the activity from international observers. “They don’t go and tell you about it... They test way underground, where people don’t know exactly what’s happening with the test. You feel a little bit of a vibration,” he added.
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Nuclear test monitoring is conducted globally through seismic detection networks that can record vibrations similar to earthquakes, caused by underground nuclear explosions.
However, Trump claimed such tests could be carried out covertly, making them difficult to detect through conventional monitoring systems.
His remarks come amid increasing geopolitical tensions, as concerns grow about the modernisation of nuclear arsenals by several nations, including those not officially recognised as nuclear powers under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Trump’s assertion, if verified, could have significant implications for regional stability, particularly in South Asia, where India continues to maintain a cautious stance toward both Pakistan and China — two nations with which it shares longstanding border and security challenges.
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