Conducting even a symbolic detonation would require time, money, and expertise, sources have told the newspaper

Resuming nuclear tests in the US would take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing experts. The Nevada Test Site, where the US carried out its last nuclear detonation over three decades ago, now uses computer simulations instead of live explosions.

President Donald Trump this week announced that he had “instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis [with Russia and China],” declaring that preparations would begin immediately.

It remains…

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