(MENAFN) Chris Wright, the US Energy Secretary, has clarified that recent nuclear weapon testing directives from President Donald Trump will exclude live atomic detonations, emphasizing instead a focus on non-explosive trial runs.

Speaking on a news program, Wright outlined that the examinations form part of a comprehensive upgrade initiative targeting America's deteriorating nuclear stockpile through advanced technological replacements.

"I think the tests we're talking about right now are system tests. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call non-critical explosions," Wright stated, explaining that individual components would undergo evaluation to confirm they "deliver the appropriate geometry and set up the nuclear explosion."

When questioned whether communities neighboring Nevada's desert testing grounds should anticipate witnessing a mushroom cloud in the near future, the Energy Secretary offered reassurance: "No worries about that."

Last week, Trump directed the Pentagon to "start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis" with Russia and China. Vice President J.D. Vance emphasized the necessity of verifying that "this nuclear arsenal we have actually functions properly." America discontinued live nuclear testing in 1992 following a Congressional prohibition.

According to a media report released on Thursday, reactivating nuclear detonation testing would require multiple years and expenditures reaching hundreds of millions of dollars. The nation's final nuclear blast occurred over thirty years ago at the Nevada Test Site, which currently operates through computer-based modeling rather than physical explosions.

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