U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests

Abstract

Press reports in May 2020 indicated that officials in the Trump Administration had discussed whether to conduct an explosive test of a U.S. nuclear weapon. The United States has observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear explosive testing since 1992, although it has maintained the ability to resume these tests at the Nevada Nuclear Security Site (NNSS). Since 1993, it has used a program known as Science-Based Stockpile Stewardship to maintain confidence in the safety, security, and effectiveness of its nuclear arsenal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 04, 2020
Accession Number
AD1171932

Entities

People

  • Amy F. Woolf
  • Mary Beth D. Nikitin

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Testing
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Law
  • National Security
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Safety
  • Security
  • Stockpiles
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security