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US nuclear testing debate reignites after State Dept alleges China nuclear test

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The State Department’s allegation that China conducted a yield-producing nuclear test in 2020 is reigniting debate in Washington over whether the United States can continue its decades-long moratorium on nuclear weapons testing. U.S. officials warned that Beijing may be preparing tests in the "hundreds of tons" range — a scale that underscores China’s accelerating nuclear modernization and complicates efforts to draw Beijing into arms control talks.TRUMP SAYS US WILL RESTART NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS, BLAMES RIVALS’ ACTIONS AFTER XI MEETINGUnder Secretary of State for Arms Control and Internationa...