(MENAFN- Gulf Times) US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said there are no plans to conduct nuclear explosions, despite a directive by President Donald Trump to resume nuclear testing. In an interview with Fox News, Wright clarified that tests under discussion involve tests on systems rather than nuclear explosions.
He added that the goal was to develop alternative nuclear weapons, noting that President Trump was concerned about the US remaining the strongest militarily. The energy secretary, whose department is responsible for testing US nuclear weapons, said the tests include "all the other parts of a nuclear weapon to make sure they deliver the appropriate geometry, and they set up the nuclear explosion."
Wright's remarks come as the first clarification from the US administration since Trump announced last week via social media that he had instructed the Department of War to begin testing US nuclear weapons on par with other countries, after a 33-year hiatus.
Trump's announcement came just before his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, in a move that appeared to be a message to rival nuclear powers Russia and China.
In response to the US president's remarks, Russia said that if any country abandons its commitment to halt nuclear testing, it will act accordingly, while China called on the US to abide by the global ban on nuclear testing Wright nuclear explosions tests

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